Spot

noun spots

1. A round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape. The leopard is noted for the spots of color in its fur.
2. A stain or disfiguring mark. I have tried everything, and I can’t get this spot out.
3. A pimple, papule or pustule. That morning, I saw that a spot had come up on my chin.
4. A symbol on a playing card, domino, die, etc. indicating its value; a pip.
5. A small, unspecified amount or quantity. Do come 'round on Sunday for a spot of tea, won't you?
6. US, slang A bill of five-dollar or ten-dollar denomination in dollars. Here's the twenty bucks I owe you, a ten spot and two five spots.
7. A location or area. I like to eat lunch in a pleasant spot outside.
8. A parking space. Del Valle has the blessing of a garage, so he doesn't have to claim “dibs” on shoveled street spots himself, he said.
9. An official determination of placement. The fans were very unhappy with the referee's spot of the ball.
10. A bright lamp; a spotlight.
11. US A brief advertisement or program segment on television. Did you see the spot on the news about the shoelace factory?
12. A difficult situation. She was in a real spot when she ran into her separated husband while on a date.
13. One who spots (supports or assists a maneuver, or is prepared to assist if safety dictates); a spotter.
14. Penalty spot. The Gunners dominated for long periods but, against the run of play, Denilson fouled Max Gradel and Robert Snodgrass put Leeds ahead from the spot.
15. The act of spotting or noticing something. You've misspelled "terrapin" here. —Whoops. Good spot.
16. A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so called from a spot on its head just above the beak.
17. A food fish (Leiostomus xanthurus) of the Atlantic coast of the United States, with a black spot behind the shoulders and fifteen oblique dark bars on the sides.
18. The southern redfish, or red horse (Sciaenops ocellatus), which has a spot on each side at the base of the tail.
19. dated, in plural Commodities, such as merchandise and cotton, sold for immediate delivery.
20. An autosoliton.
21. A decimal point; point. Twelve spot two five pounds sterling.
22. Any of various points marked on the table, from which balls are played, in snooker, pool, billiards, etc.
23. Any of the balls marked with spots in the game of pool, which one player aims to pot, the other player taking the stripes.
24. Australia, New Zealand An alcoholic drink. ‘It's a time since I saw you, Chris. What about a spot?’

verb spots · spotting · spotted

1. transitive To see, find; to pick out, notice, locate, distinguish or identify. Try to spot the differences between these two pictures.
2. US, ditransitive, slang To loan a small amount of money to someone. I’ll spot you ten dollars for lunch.
3. ambitransitive To stain; to leave a spot (on). Hard water will spot if it is left on a surface.
4. transitive To cover with spots, to speckle. No palm-tree rose to spot the wilderness; […]
5. To experience vaginal spotting; to expel blood from the vagina. "If you've got regular periods with an IUD that's fine, but if you're starting to spot or get quite a regular loss, then it should be carefully investigated." (Last)
6. dialectal To rain slightly, in scattered, infrequent drops, for example when first beginning to rain. And it is beginning to spot with rain. I must start work on a shelter.
7. transitive To remove, or attempt to remove, a stain. I spotted the carpet where the child dropped spaghetti.
8. transitive To retouch a photograph on film to remove minor flaws.
9. transitive To support or assist a maneuver, or to be prepared to assist if safety dictates. I can’t do a back handspring unless somebody spots me.
10. transitive To keep the head and eyes pointing in a single direction while turning. Most figure skaters do not spot their turns like dancers do.
11. transitive To stain; to blemish; to taint; to disgrace; to tarnish, as reputation. Link not me in self same chain / With the wicked-working folk, / Who their spotted thoughts do cloak.
12. transitive To cut or chip (timber) in preparation for hewing.
13. transitive To place (an object) at a location indicated by a spot. The referee had to spot the pink on the blue spot.
14. intransitive Of a ball, to be capable of being placed on its own spot. The black ball won't spot – the green is in the way.
15. transitive To position (an aircraft) on the deck of an aircraft carrier ready for launch by catapult. The aircraft is spotted on the catapult, and the console operator turns the crank to FIRST READY, causing the exhaust valve to close.
16. transitive To position (a locomotive or car) at a predetermined point, e.g., for loading or unloading.

Similar: catch sight of, clock, decern, descry, espy, goam, ken, make out, spot, spy

adjective

1. not comparable Available on the spot; for immediate payment or delivery. spot wheat
2. informal, not comparable Exact; precise. The other bus meets yours at the intersection within one minute; it's a spot connection, and you might not make it.

proper noun

1. A popular given name for a dog