1. A small contrasting part of something
   "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots";
   - speckle, dapple, patch, fleck, maculation
    
2. A point located with respect to surface features of some region
   "a bright spot on a planet";
   - topographic point, place
    
3. A mark, stain, or discolouration, especially one made in a messy or accidental way
   "he had a spot on his cheek";
   - smudge, blot, daub, smear, smirch
    
4. [informal] A small piece or quantity of something
   "a spot of tea";
   - bit
    
5. A mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)
   "He rolled a die with six spots";
   - pip
    
6. An outstanding characteristic
   "his acting was one of the high spots of the movie";
   - point
    
7. A section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance
   "they changed his spot on the program"
    
8. A business establishment for entertainment
   "night spot"
    
9. A lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer
   "The magician stepped into the spot";
   - spotlight
    
10. A playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value
    "an eight-spot"
     
11. [informal] A slight attack of illness
    "he has a spot of rheumatism";
    - touch
     
12. An act that brings discredit to the person who does it
    "The scandal was a spot on his otherwise clean record";
    - blot, smear, smirch, stain
     
13. A short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising
    "The company bought a 30-second spot during the Super Bowl"

1. Catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes
   "We spotd a ship on the horizon";
   - spy, sight, descry [literary], espy
    
2. Detect or identify something despite difficulty or distance
   "I could barely spot the ship through the fog";
   - recognize, recognise [Brit], distinguish, discern, pick out, make out
    
3. Mar or impair with a flaw
   "her face was spotted";
   - blemish
    
4. Make a spot or mark onto
   "The wine spotted the tablecloth";
   - fleck, blob, blot
    
5. Become spotted
   "This dress spots quickly"
    
6. Mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition
   "spot the areas that one should clearly identify"
    
7. [Brit] Observe or take notes about instances of a particular type of thing as a hobby
   "he went train spotting"

Derived forms: spotted, spots, spotting

Type of: attack, begrime, bemire [archaic], blemish, business establishment, change, change surface, characteristic, colly [archaic], comprehend, defect, detect, dirty, discover, error, fault, find, grime, lamp, mar, mark, marker, marking, mistake, notice, observe, perceive, place of business, playing card, point, section, small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity, soil, subdivision

Part of: playing card, theater light [US], theatre light

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