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Nouns (32)

n. a business establishment for entertainment; "night spot"

n. a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance; "they changed his spot on the program"

spot

n. a short section of a radio or tv program that is used for advertising

spot

n. one of the drawings on a card for indicating suit and value

spot

n. any playing card from a two through a ten

spotlight

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

point

n. an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie"

touch

n. a slight attack of illness; "he has a touch of rheumatism"

place, topographic point

n. a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"

blot, smear, smirch, stain

n. an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"

maculation, patch, speckle, dapple, fleck

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"

blot, smear, smirch, daub, smudge, slur

n. a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"

position, post, berth, slot, office, place, situation

n. a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"

Verbs (12)

spot

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

spot

v. to watch or assist in order to prevent injury

spot

v. to grant a certain margin or advantage to an opponent

become spotted

v. become spotted; "This dress spots quickly"

blemish

v. mar or impair with a flaw; "her face was blemished"

spy, descry, espy

v. catch sight of

blot, stain, fleck, blob

v. make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth"

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Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (161)

situation, setting, site

n. physical position in relation to the surroundings

spot, position, post, berth, slot, office, place, situation

n. a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"

spot, place, topographic point

n. a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"

use, function, role, purpose

n. what something is used for; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"

rationale, principle

n. (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature); "the rationale for capital punishment"; "the principles of internal-combustion engines"

doubt, dubiousness, doubtfulness, question

n. uncertainty about the truth or factuality of existence of something; "the dubiousness of his claim"; "there is no question about the validity of the enterprise"

spot, point

n. an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie"

spot, position, post, berth, slot, office, place, situation

n. a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"

neighborhood, neighbourhood, vicinity, locality

n. a surrounding or nearby region; "the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville"; "it is a rugged locality"; "he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood"; "I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods"

site

n. the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located); "a good site for the school"

situation, setting, site

n. physical position in relation to the surroundings

space

n. an area reserved for some particular purpose; "the laboratory's floor space"

mooring, slip, berth, moorage

n. a place where a craft can be made fast

blot, smear, smirch, spot, daub, smudge, slur

n. a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"

stain, discoloration, discolouration

n. a soiled or discolored appearance; "the wine left a dark stain"

decal, decalcomania

n. a design fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design to be transferred to the surface

emblem

n. special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.

piece

n. a separate part of a whole; "an important piece of the evidence"

spot, maculation, patch, speckle, dapple, fleck

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"

shame, disgrace, ignominy

n. a state of dishonor; "one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison"

contamination, taint

n. the state of being contaminated

streak

n. a distinctive characteristic; "he has a stubborn streak"; "a streak of wildness"

situation, setting, site

n. physical position in relation to the surroundings

spot, point

n. an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie"

spot, place, topographic point

n. a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"

occupation, business, line of work

n. the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business"

location, placement, locating, position, positioning, emplacement, situating

n. the act of putting something in a certain place

profession

n. an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences)

assignment, duty assignment

n. a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces); "hazardous duty"

mission, missionary work

n. the organized work of a religious missionary

task, project, undertaking

n. any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"

speckle, stipple

v. produce a mottled effect; "The sunlight stippled the trees"

brand

v. burn with a branding iron to indicate ownership; of animals

form, imprint, impress firmly

v. establish or impress firmly in the mind; "We imprint our ideas onto our children"

impress, imprint

v. mark or stamp with or as if with pressure; "To make a batik, you impress a design with wax"

stamp, boss, emboss, raise in a relief

v. raise in a relief; "embossed stationary"

slur, blur, dim, become indistinct, become vague

v. become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred"

catch

v. perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily; "I caught the aroma of coffee"; "He caught the allusion in her glance"; "ears open to catch every sound"; "The dog picked up the scent"; "Catch a glimpse"

evidence, tell, ascertain, demonstrate

v. give evidence; "he was telling on all his former colleague"

feel, sense, pick up, perceive

v. to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"

discover, see for the first time

v. see for the first time; make a discovery; "Who discovered the North Pole?"

understand

v. "I did not catch this!"

listen in, eavesdrop

v. listen without the speaker's knowledge; "the jealous man was eavesdropping on his wife's conversations"

catch, take in, overhear

v. hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; "We overheard the conversation at the next table"

see

v. perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight; "You have to be a good observer to see all the details"; "Can you see the bird in that tree?"; "He is blind--he cannot see"

glimpse, see briefly

v. catch a glimpse of or see briefly; "We glimpsed the Queen as she got into her limousine"

look

v. perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!"

examine, look at, take a look at, examine by sight

v. observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country"

splash, spatter, plash, swash, splatter, splosh

v. dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the baby's face with water"

shower

v. spray or sprinkle with; "The guests showered rice on the couple"

spray

v. scatter in a mass or jet of droplets; "spray water on someone"; "spray paint on the wall"

make radioactive, contaminate

v. make radioactive by adding radioactive material; "Don't drink the water--it's contaminated"

dot, mark with a dot

v. mark with a dot; "dot your `i's"

spill, slop, splatter, cause to flow

v. cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container; "spill the milk"; "splatter water"

defile, taint, corrupt, sully

v. place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation"

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