ENGLISH: spot - CREOLE: tach



Overview of noun spot



The noun spot has 14 senses (first 8 from tagged texts)



1. (26) topographic point, place, spot -- (a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic")

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

3. (2) smudge, spot, blot, daub, smear, smirch, slur -- (a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek")

4. (2) spot, speckle, dapple, patch, fleck, maculation -- (a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red")

5. (1) spot -- (a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance; "they changed his spot on the program")

6. (1) point, spot -- (an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie")

7. (1) spot -- (a business establishment for entertainment; "night spot")

8. (1) position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation -- (a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury")

9. touch, spot -- (a slight attack of illness; "he has a touch of rheumatism")

10. spot, bit -- (a small quantity; "a spot of tea"; "a bit of paper")

11. spot, pip -- (a mark on a playing card (shape depending on the suit))

12. spotlight, spot -- (a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer)

13. spot -- (a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value; "an eight spot")

14. blot, smear, smirch, spot, stain -- (an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook")



Overview of verb spot



The verb spot has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)



1. (18) descry, spot, espy, spy -- (catch sight of)

2. blemish, spot -- (mar or impair with a flaw; "her face was blemished")

3. spot, fleck, blob, blot -- (make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth")

4. spot -- (become spotted; "This dress spots quickly")

5. spot -- (mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition; "spot the areas that one should clearly identify")

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