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PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: spot

1	n v	a point located with respect to surface features of some region make a spot or mark onto
2	v	detect with the senses
3	n	a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising
4	n	a business establishment for entertainment
5	n	a job in an organization
6	n	a slight attack of illness
7	n	an act that brings discredit to the person who does it

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: spot

n a point located with respect to surface features of some region

“a bright spot on a planet”

Synonyms:: place, topographic point

Examples:: show 71 examples...; hide 71 examples...; Holy Sepulcher
the sepulcher in which Christ's body lay between burial and resurrection; Mausoleum at Halicarnasus
a white marble mausoleum 140 feet high built in 352 BC at Halicarnassus as a memorial to a king; destroyed in 1402; Taj Mahal
beautiful mausoleum at Agra built by the Mogul emperor Shah Jahan (completed in 1649) in memory of his favorite wife; Aconcagua
the highest mountain in the western hemisphere; located in the Andes in western Argentina (22,834 feet high); Mount Adams
a mountain peak in southwestern Washington in the Cascade Range (12,307 feet high); Adam's Peak
a mountain peak in south central Sri Lanka (7,360 feet high); Ancohuma
a mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (20,960 feet high); Annapurna
a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (26,500 feet high); Mount Ararat
the mountain peak that Noah's ark landed on as the waters of the great flood receded; Bonete
a mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,546 feet high); Cachi
a mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,047 feet high); Changtzu
a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (24,780 feet high); Chimborazo
a mountain peak in the Andes in Ecuador (20,560 feet high); Mount Communism
the highest mountain peak in the Pamir Mountains; near the Chinese border in northeastern Tajikistan (24,590 feet high); Coropuna
a mountain peak in the Andes in Peru (21,083 feet high); Dhaulagiri
a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (26,820 feet high); El Libertador
a mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,047 feet high); El Muerto
a mountain peak in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (21,457 feet high); Mount Everest
a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal; the highest mountain peak in the world (29,028 feet high); Galan
a mountain peak in the Andes in Argentina (21,654 feet high); Gasherbrum
a mountain in northern Kashmir (26,470 feet high); Gosainthan
a mountain in the Himalayas in Tibet (26,290 feet high); Grand Teton
a mountain peak in northwestern Wyoming; the highest peak in the Teton Range (13,766 feet high); Handies Peak
a mountain peak in the San Juan Mountains in southwestern Colorado (14,048 feet high); Huascaran
a mountain in the Andes in Peru (22,205 feet high); Mount Hubbard
a mountain peak in southeastern Alaska that is part of the Coast Range (14,950 feet high); Illampu
a mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (20,870 feet high); Illimani
a mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,201 feet high); Mount Godwin Austen
a mountain peak in the Karakoram Range in northern Kashmir; the 2nd highest peak in the world (28,250 feet high); Kamet
a mountain in the Himalayas in northern India (25,450 feet high); Mount Kanchenjunga
a mountain the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and Tibet (28,208 feet high); Mount Kilimanjaro
the highest peak in Africa; located in northeastern Tanzania; 19,340 feet high; Laudo
a mountain peak in the Andes in Argentina (20,997 feet high); Lhotse
a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (27,890 feet high); Llullaillaco
a mountain in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (22,057 feet high); Mount Logan
a mountain peak in the St. Elias Range in the southwestern Yukon Territory in Canada (19,850 feet high); Makalu
a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (27,790 feet high); Matterhorn
a mountain in the Alps on the border between Switzerland and Italy (14,780 feet high); noted for its distinctive shape; Mount McKinley
a mountain in south central Alaska; the highest peak in North America (20,300 feet high); Mercedario
a mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,210 feet high); Monte Bianco
the highest mountain peak in the Alps; on the border between France and Italy to the south of Geneva (15,781 feet high); Mount Bartle Frere
the highest mountain peak in Queensland, Australia; Mount Elbert
the highest peak in the Rocky Mountains in central Colorado (14,431 feet high); Muztagh
a highest mountain peak in the Kunlun Shan in China; near the Indian border (23,891 feet high); Nacimiento
a mountain peak in the Andes in Argentina (21,302 feet high); Nanda Devi
a mountain in the Himalayas in northern India (25,660 feet high); Nanga Parbat
a mountain in the Himalayas in Kashmir (26,660 feet high); North Peak
19,370 feet high; Nuptse
a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (25,726 feet high); Ojos del Salado
a mountain in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (22,572 feet high); Mount Olympus
a mountain peak in northeast Greece near the Aegean coast; believed by ancient Greeks to be the dwelling place of the gods (9,570 feet high); Mount Parnassus
(Greek mythology) a mountain in central Greece where (according to Greek mythology) the Muses lived; known as the mythological home of music and poetry; Pike's Peak
a mountain peak in the Rockies in central Colorado (14,109 feet high); Pissis
a mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,241 feet high); Pobeda Peak
a mountain peak in the Tien Shan mountains in northern India (24,406 feet high); Rakaposhi
a mountain peak in the Karakoram Range in northern Kashmir (25,560 feet high); Mount Ranier
a mountain peak in central Washington; highest peak in the Cascade Range; (14,410 feet high); Mount Rushmore
a mountain in the Black Hills of South Dakota; the likenesses of Washington and Jefferson and Lincoln and Roosevelt are carved on it; Sajama
a mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,391 feet high); Mount Shasta
a volcanic mountain peak in the Cascade Range in northern California (14,162 feet high); Mount Sherman
a peak in the Rocky Mountains in central Colorado (14,036 feet high); Mount Sinai
a mountain peak in the southern Sinai Peninsula (7,500 feet high); it is believed to be the peak on which Moses received the Ten Commandments; Tirich Mir
a mountain in the Hindu Kush in Pakistan (25,230 feet high); Tupungato
a mountain in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (22,310 feet high); Ulugh Muz Tagh
a mountain in the Kunlun range in China (25,340 feet high); Uncompahgre Peak
the highest peak in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado (14,309 feet high); Weisshorn
a mountain in the Alps in Switzerland (14,804 feet high); Wheeler Peak
a mountain peak in northeastern New Mexico in the Rocky Mountains; Mount Whitney
the highest peak in the Sierra Nevada range in California (14,494 feet high); Mount Wilson
a peak in the San Juan mountains of Colorado (14,246 feet high); Yerupaja
a mountain peak in the Andes in Peru (21,709 feet high)

Types:: show 41 types...; hide 41 types...; grave, tomb
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone); junction
the place where two or more things come together; birthplace, place of birth
the place where someone was born; polling place, polling station
a place where voters go to cast their votes in an election; end
one of two places from which people are communicating to each other; hiding place
a place suitable for hiding something (such as yourself); heights, high
a high place; hole-in-the-wall
a small unpretentious out-of-the-way place; holy, holy place, sanctum
a sacred place of pilgrimage; mecca
a place that attracts many visitors; nesting place
a place suitable for nesting; overlook
a high place affording a good view; crest, crown, peak, summit, tip, top
the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill); rendezvous
a place where people meet; scour
a place that is scoured (especially by running water); service area
place on a highway providing garage services and eating and toilet facilities; showplace
a place that is frequently exhibited and visited for its historical interest or natural beauty; solitude
a solitary place; stop
a spot where something halts or pauses; target, target area
the location of the target that is to be hit; pool, puddle
something resembling a pool of liquid; zone
a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features; burial chamber, sepulcher, sepulchre, sepulture
a chamber that is used as a grave; interchange
a junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams; carrefour, crossing, crossroad, crossway, intersection
a junction where one street or road crosses another; island
a zone or area resembling an island; mastaba, mastabah
an ancient Egyptian mud-brick tomb with a rectangular base and sloping sides and flat roof; railway junction
a junction where two or more railway lines meet or cross; T-junction
a junction where two roads or pipes etc. meet to form a T; circle, rotary, roundabout, traffic circle
a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island; bus stop
a place on a bus route where buses stop to discharge and take on passengers; checkpoint
a place (as at a frontier) where travellers are stopped for inspection and clearance; drop
a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property); den, hideaway, hideout
a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws; lurking place
a place suitable for lurking; brow, hilltop
the peak of a hill; loading area, loading zone
a stop where carriers can be loaded and unloaded; pinnacle
a lofty peak; stopover, way station
a stopping place on a journey; ground zero
the target of a projectile (as a bomb or missile); mountain peak
the summit of a mountain

Type of:: point
the precise location of something; a spatially limited location

n a small contrasting part of something

“a bald spot”

“a leopard's spots”

Synonyms:: dapple, fleck, maculation, patch, speckle

Types:: show 16 types...; hide 16 types...; pinpoint, speck
a very small spot; nebula
(pathology) a faint cloudy spot on the cornea; splash
a patch of bright color; fret, worn spot
a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion; plaque
(pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body; macula, macule
a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases; mock sun, parhelion, sundog
a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals; macula, sunspot
a cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere; associated with a strong magnetic field; facula
a large bright spot on the sun's photosphere occurring most frequently in the vicinity of sunspots; facula
a bright spot on a planet; amyloid plaque, amyloid protein plaque
a plaque consisting of tangles of amyloid protein in nervous tissue (a pathological mark of Alzheimer's disease); arterial plaque
a fatty deposit inside an arterial wall; characteristic of atherosclerosis; bacterial plaque, dental plaque
a film of mucus and bacteria deposited on the teeth that encourages the development of dental caries; freckle, lentigo
a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin; liver spot
a type of skin disease that causes brown spots on the skin; plague spot
a spot on the skin characteristic of the plague

Type of:: marking
a pattern of marks

n a blemish made by dirt

Synonyms:: blot, daub, slur, smear, smirch, smudge

Types:: blotch, splodge, splotch
an irregularly shaped spot; fingermark, fingerprint
a smudge made by a (dirty) finger; inkblot
a blot made with ink

Type of:: blemish, defect, mar
a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)

n a small piece or quantity of something

“a spot of tea”

Synonyms:: bit

Type of:: small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity
an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude

n a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer

Synonyms:: spotlight

Type of:: lamp
an artificial source of visible illumination

n an outstanding characteristic

Synonyms:: point

Type of:: characteristic
a distinguishing quality

n a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)

Synonyms:: pip

Type of:: mark, marker, marking
a distinguishing symbol

n a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value

“an eight-spot”

Types:: show 7 types...; hide 7 types...; eight, eight-spot
one of four playing cards in a deck with eight pips on the face; five, five-spot
a playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face shows five pips; four, four-spot
a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows four pips; nine, nine-spot
one of four playing cards in a deck with nine pips on the face; seven, seven-spot
one of four playing cards in a deck with seven pips on the face; six, six-spot
a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows six pips; ten, ten-spot
one of four playing cards in a deck with ten pips on the face

Type of:: playing card
one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games

v make a spot or mark onto

“The wine spotted the tablecloth”

Synonyms:: blob, blot, fleck

: stain
produce or leave stains

Types:: show 5 types...; hide 5 types...; splotch
blotch or spot; defile, maculate, stain, sully, tarnish
make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; bespeckle, speckle
mark with small spots; bespatter, spatter
spot, splash, or soil; darken
tarnish or stain

Type of:: change surface
undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface

v mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition

“spot the areas that one should clearly identify”

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; freckle
mark with freckles; cloud, dapple, mottle
colour with streaks or blotches of different shades; harlequin
variegate with spots or marks; speckle, stipple
produce a mottled effect

Type of:: mark
make or leave a mark on

v mar or impair with a flaw

Synonyms:: blemish

Type of:: begrime, bemire, colly, dirty, grime, soil
make soiled, filthy, or dirty

v become spotted

“This dress spots quickly”

Types:: freckle
become freckled; fox
become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots

Type of:: change
undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature

v detect with the senses

Synonyms:: discern, distinguish, make out, pick out, recognise, recognize, tell apart

Types:: resolve
make clearly visible; discriminate
distinguish

v catch sight of

Synonyms:: descry, espy, spy

Type of:: sight, spy
catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes

n a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising

Type of:: section, subdivision
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)

n a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance

“they changed his spot on the program”

Type of:: section, subdivision
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)

n a business establishment for entertainment

“night spot”

Types:: show 7 types...; hide 7 types...; cabaret, club, night club, nightclub, nightspot
a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink; clip joint
a place of entertainment where high prices are charged for poor entertainment; hot spot, hotspot
a lively entertainment spot; joint
a disreputable place of entertainment; dive, honkytonk
a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall; jook, jook house, jook joint, juke, juke house, juke joint
a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox; supper club
usually a small luxurious nightclub

Type of:: business establishment, place of business
an establishment (a factory or an assembly plant or retail store or warehouse etc.) where business is conducted, goods are made or stored or processed or where services are rendered

n a job in an organization

Synonyms:: berth, billet, office, place, position, post, situation

Types:: show 130 types...; hide 130 types...; academicianship
the position of member of an honorary academy; accountantship
the position of accountant; admiralty
the office of admiral; ambassadorship
the post of ambassador; apostleship
the position of apostle; apprenticeship
the position of apprentice; associateship
the position of associate (as in an office or academy); attorneyship
the position of attorney; bailiffship
the office of bailiff; baronetage
the state of a baronet; bishopry, episcopate
the office and dignity of a bishop; cadetship
the position of cadet; caliphate
the office of a caliph; captaincy, captainship
the post of captain; cardinalship
the office of cardinal; chairmanship
the position of chairman; chancellorship
the office of chancellor; chaplaincy, chaplainship
the position of chaplain; chieftaincy, chieftainship
the position of chieftain; clerkship
the job of clerk; commandership, commandery
the position or office of commander; comptrollership
the position of comptroller; consulship
the post of consul; controllership
the position of controller; councillorship, councilorship
the position of council member; counsellorship, counselorship
the position of counselor; curacy
the position of a curate; curatorship
the position of curator; custodianship
the position of custodian; deanery, deanship
the position or office of a dean; directorship
the position of a director of a business concern; discipleship
the position of disciple; editorship
the position of editor; eldership
the office of elder; emirate
the office of an emir; fatherhood
the status of a father; fatherhood
the status of a religious leader; foremanship
the position of foreman; generalcy, generalship
the office and authority of a general; governorship
the office of governor; headship
the position of head; headship
the position of headmaster or headmistress; hot seat
a difficult position where you are subjected to stress and criticism; incumbency
the office of an incumbent; inspectorship
the office of inspector; instructorship
the position of instructor; internship
the position of a medical intern; judgeship, judicature
the position of judge; khanate
the position of a khan; lectureship
the post of lecturer; legateship, legation
the post or office of legate; legislatorship
the office of legislator; librarianship
the position of librarian; lieutenancy
the position of a lieutenant; magistracy, magistrature
the position of magistrate; managership
the position of manager; manhood
the status of being a man; marshalship
the post of marshall; mastership
the position of master; mayoralty
the position of mayor; messiahship
the position of messiah; moderatorship
the position of moderator; overlordship
the position of overlord; pastorate, pastorship
the position of pastor; peasanthood
the state of being a peasant; plum
a highly desirable position or assignment; praetorship
the office of praetor; precentorship
the position of precentor; preceptorship
the position of preceptor; prefecture
the office of prefect; prelacy, prelature
the office or station of a prelate; premiership
the office of premier; presidency, presidentship
the office and function of president; primateship
the office of primate; principalship
the post of principal; priorship
the office of prior; proconsulate, proconsulship
the position of proconsul; proctorship
the position of proctor; chair, professorship
the position of professor; protectorship
the position of protector; public office
a position concerning the people as a whole; rabbinate
the office or function of a rabbi; receivership
the office of a receiver; rectorate, rectorship
the office or station of a rector; regency
the office of a regent; residency
the position of physician who is receiving special training in a hospital (usually after completing an internship); rulership
the position of ruler; sainthood
the status and dignity of a saint; secretaryship
the position of secretary; feudal lordship, seigneury, seigniory
the position and authority of a feudal lord; senatorship
the office of senator; sinecure
an office that involves minimal duties; solicitorship
the position of solicitor; speakership
the position of Speaker; stewardship
the position of steward; studentship
the position of student; teachership
the position of teacher; thaneship
the position of thane; throne
the position and power of an exalted person (a sovereign or bishop) who is entitled to sit in a chair of state on ceremonial occasions; treasurership
the position of treasurer; tribuneship
the position of tribune; trusteeship
the position of trustee; vice-presidency
the office and function of a vice president; viceroyship
the position of viceroy; viziership
the position of vizier; wardenship
the position of warden; wardership
the position of warder; womanhood
the status of a woman; headmastership
the position of headmaster; headmistressship
the position of headmistress; Chief Executive, President, President of the United States
the office of the United States head of state; bully pulpit
a public office of sufficiently high rank that it provides the holder with an opportunity to speak out and be listened to on any matter; Attorney General, Attorney General of the United States
the position of the head of the Justice Department and the chief law enforcement officer of the United States; Agriculture Secretary, Secretary of Agriculture
the position of the head of the Department of Agriculture; Commerce Secretary, Secretary of Commerce
the position of the head of the Department of Commerce; Defense Secretary, Secretary of Defense
the position of the head of the Department of Defense; Education Secretary, Secretary of Education
the position of the head of the Education Department; Energy Secretary, Secretary of Energy
the position of the head of the Department of Energy; Secretary of Health and Human Services
the position of the head of the Department of Health and Human Services; Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
the position of the head of the Department of Housing and Urban Development; Labor Secretary, Secretary of Labor
the position of the head of the Department of Labor; Secretary of State
the position of the head of the State Department; Interior Secretary, Secretary of the Interior
the position of the head of the Department of the Interior; Secretary of the Treasury, Treasury Secretary
the position of the head of the Treasury Department; Secretary of Transportation, Transportation Secretary
the position of the head of the Department of Transportation; Secretary of Veterans Affairs
the position of the head of the Department of Veterans Affairs; Secretary of War, War Secretary
head of a former executive department; combined with the Navy Secretary to form the Defense Secretary in 1947; Navy Secretary, Secretary of the Navy
head of a former executive department; combined with the War Secretary to form the Defense Secretary in 1947; Secretary of Commerce and Labor
head of a former executive department created in 1903 and divided into two departments in 1913; Secretary of Health Education and Welfare
head of a former executive department created in 1953 and divided into two departments in 1979

Type of:: business, job, line, line of work, occupation
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

n a slight attack of illness

Synonyms:: touch

Type of:: attack
a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition

n an act that brings discredit to the person who does it

Synonyms:: blot, smear, smirch, stain

Type of:: error, fault, mistake
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

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