spots Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
   floater; musca volitans; muscae volitantes.
   
   • floaters seem to drift through the field of vision
2. noun a point located with respect to surface features of some region
   spot; topographic point; place.
   
   • this is a nice place for a picnic
   • a bright spot on a planet
3. noun a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising
   spot.
   
4. noun an outstanding characteristic
   spot; point.
   
   • his acting was one of the high points of the movie
5. noun a blemish made by dirt
   smirch; blot; slur; smear; spot; smudge; daub.
   
   • he had a smudge on his cheek
6. noun a small contrasting part of something
   speckle; spot; patch; maculation; fleck; dapple.
   
   • a bald spot
   • a leopard's spots
   • a patch of clouds
   • patches of thin ice
   • a fleck of red
7. noun a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance
   spot.
   
   • they changed his spot on the program
8. noun a business establishment for entertainment
   spot.
   
   • night spot
9. noun a job in an organization
   berth; office; billet; spot; place; situation; position; post.
   
   • he occupied a post in the treasury
10. noun a slight attack of illness
    touch; spot.
    
    • he has a touch of rheumatism
11. noun a small piece or quantity of something
    bit; spot.
    
    • a spot of tea
    • a bit of paper
    • a bit of lint
    • I gave him a bit of my mind
12. noun a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)
    pip; spot.
    
13. noun a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer
    spot; spotlight.
    
14. noun a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value
    spot.
    
    • an eight-spot
15. noun an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
    smear; smirch; blot; spot; stain.
    
    • he made a huge blot on his copybook
16. verb catch sight of
    espy; spot; descry; spy.
    
17. verb detect with the senses
    recognize; spot; make out; tell apart; recognise; distinguish; pick out; discern.
    
    • The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards
    • I can't make out the faces in this photograph
18. verb mar or impair with a flaw
    blemish; spot.
    
    • her face was blemished
19. verb make a spot or mark onto
    fleck; blot; spot; blob.
    
    • The wine spotted the tablecloth
20. verb become spotted
    spot.
    
    • This dress spots quickly
21. verb mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition
    spot.
    
    • spot the areas that one should clearly identify

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