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Definitions for: Spot
[n] an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"
[n]
[n] a business establishment for entertainment; "night spot"
[n] a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value; "an eight spot"
[n] a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer
[n] 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"
[n] a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"
[n] an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie"
[n] a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance; "they changed his spot on the program"
[n] a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising
[n] a mark on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)
[n] a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"
[n] (British) a small quantity; "a spot of tea"; "a bit of paper"
[n] a slight attack of illness; "he has a touch of rheumatism"
[v] mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition; "spot the areas that one should clearly identify"
[v] become spotted; "This dress spots quickly"
[v] make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth"
[v] mar or impair with a flaw; "her face was blemished"
[v] catch sight of
Webster (1913) Definition: Spot, a.
Lit., being on the spot, or place; hence (Com.), on hand for
immediate delivery after sale; -- said of commodities; as,
spot wheat.
Spot, n. [Cf. Scot. & D. spat, Dan. spette, Sw. spott
spittle, slaver; from the root of E. spit. See Spit to
eject from the mouth, and cf. Spatter.]
1. A mark on a substance or body made by foreign matter; a
blot; a place discolored.
Out, damned spot! Out, I say! --Shak.
2. A stain on character or reputation; something that soils
purity; disgrace; reproach; fault; blemish.
Yet Chloe, sure, was formed without a spot. --Pope.
3. A small part of a different color from the main part, or
from the ground upon which it is; as, the spots of a
leopard; the spots on a playing card.
4. A small extent of space; a place; any particular place.
``Fixed to one spot.'' --Otway.
That spot to which I point is Paradise. --Milton.
``A jolly place,'' said he, ``in times of old! But
something ails it now: the spot is cursed.''
--Wordsworth.
5. (Zo["o]l.) A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so
called from a spot on its head just above its beak.
6. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A sci[ae]noid food fish (Liostomus xanthurus) of the
Atlantic coast of the United States. It has a black
spot behind the shoulders and fifteen oblique dark
bars on the sides. Called also goody, Lafayette,
masooka, and old wife.
(b) The southern redfish, or red horse, which has a spot
on each side at the base of the tail. See Redfish.
7. pl. Commodities, as merchandise and cotton, sold for
immediate delivery. [Broker's Cant]
Crescent spot (Zo["o]l.), any butterfly of the family
Melit[ae]id[ae] having crescent-shaped white spots along
the margins of the red or brown wings.
Spot lens (Microscopy), a condensing lens in which the
light is confined to an annular pencil by means of a
small, round diaphragm (the spot), and used in dark-field
ilumination; -- called also spotted lens.
Spot rump (Zo["o]l.), the Hudsonian godwit ({Limosa
h[ae]mastica}).
Spots on the sun. (Astron.) See Sun spot, ander Sun.
On, or Upon, the spot, immediately; before moving;
without changing place.
It was determined upon the spot. --Swift.
Syn: Stain; flaw; speck; blot; disgrace; reproach; fault;
blemish; place; site; locality.
Spot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spotted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Spotting.]
1. To make visible marks upon with some foreign matter; to
discolor in or with spots; to stain; to cover with spots
or figures; as, to spot a garnment; to spot paper.
2. To mark or note so as to insure recognition; to recognize;
to detect; as, to spot a criminal. [Cant]
3. To stain; to blemish; to taint; to disgrace; to tarnish,
as reputation; to asperse.
My virgin life no spotted thoughts shall stain.
--Sir P.
Sidney.
If ever I shall close these eyes but once, May I
live spotted for my perjury. --Beau. & Fl.
To spot timber, to cut or chip it, in preparation for
hewing.
Spot, v. i.
To become stained with spots.
Synonyms: berth, bit, blemish, blob, blot, blot, blot, dapple, daub, descry, espy, fleck, fleck, maculation, office, patch, pip, place, place, point, position, post, situation, slur, smear, smear, smirch, smirch, smudge, speckle, spotlight, spy, stain, topographic point, touch
See Also: academicianship, accountantship, admiralty, ambassadorship, apostleship, apprenticeship, attack, attorneyship, bailiffship, begrime, bemire, bespatter, bespeckle, birthplace, bishopry, blemish, blotch, business, business establishment, cabaret, cadetship, caliphate, captaincy, captainship, cardinalship, chairmanship, chancellorship, change, change surface, chaplaincy, chaplainship, characteristic, chieftaincy, chieftainship, clerkship, clip joint, cloud, club, colly, commandership, comptrollership, consulship, controllership, councillorship, councilorship, counsellorship, counselorship, crest, crown, curacy, curatorship, custodianship, dapple, deanery, deanship, defect, defile, directorship, dirty, discipleship, editorship, eight-spot, eldership, emirate, end, error, fault, fingermark, fingerprint, five-spot, foremanship, four-spot, fox, freckle, generalship, governorship, grave, grime, headship, heights, hiding place, high, holy, holy place, hot seat, hot spot, hotspot, incumbency, inkblot, inspectorship, instructorship, internship, job, joint, judgeship, judgship, judicature, junction, lamp, lectureship, legateship, legation, legislatorship, librarianship, lieutenancy, line, line of work, macula, macula, maculate, macule, magistracy, managership, mark, mark, marker, marking, marking, mecca, mistake, mock sun, mottle, nebula, nesting place, nightclub, nightspot, nine-spot, occupation, overlook, parhelion, peak, pinpoint, place of birth, place of business, plaque, playing card, playing card, point, polling place, polling station, pool, puddle, rendezvous, sanctum, scour, section, service area, seven-spot, showplace, sight, six-spot, small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity, soil, solitude, spatter, speck, speckle, splodge, splotch, splotch, stop, subdivision, sully, summit, sundog, sunspot, target, target area, tarnish, ten-spot, theater light, tip, tomb, top
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