blot smear smirch spot stain | an act that brings discredit to the person who does it, he made a huge blot on his copybook |
spot check | a check on work performance or product quality made at random times without warning, spot checks ensure a high level of performance by employees |
spot welding spot-welding | creating an overlapping joint by welding at small points |
spot pass | a pass to a designated spot on the field, the receiver should arrive at that spot the same time the ball does |
position post berth office spot billet place situation | a job in an organization, he occupied a post in the treasury |
reading meter reading | the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments, he has a job meter reading for the gas company |
spot jamming selective jamming | electronic jamming of a specific channel or frequency |
beauty spot | a spot that is worn on a lady's face for adornment |
eight-spot eight | one of four playing cards in a deck with eight pips on the face |
electric meter power meter | a meter for measuring the amount of electric power used |
five-spot five | a playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face shows five pips |
four-spot four | a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows four pips |
gas meter gasometer | a meter for measuring the amount of gas flowing through a particular pipe |
gravimeter gravity meter | a measuring instrument for measuring variations in the gravitational field of the earth |
hot spot hotspot | a lively entertainment spot |
light meter exposure meter photometer | photographic equipment that measures the intensity of light |
meter | any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity |
nine-spot nine | one of four playing cards in a deck with nine pips on the face |
one-spot | a domino or die whose upward face shows one pip |
parking meter | a coin-operated timer located next to a parking space, depositing money into it entitles you to park your car there for a specified length of time |
postage meter | meter for bulk mailings that imprints correct prepaid postage on pieces of mail and records the total charge |
seven-spot seven | one of four playing cards in a deck with seven pips on the face |
six-spot six | a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows six pips |
spot | a business establishment for entertainment, night spot |
spot | a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value, an eight-spot |
spotlight spot | a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area, used to focus attention of a stage performer |
spot market | a market in which a commodity is bought or sold for immediate delivery or delivery in the very near future |
spot weld spot-weld | each of the welds made by welding at a separate point |
ten-spot ten | one of four playing cards in a deck with ten pips on the face |
water meter | meter for measuring the quantity of water passing through a particular outlet |
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 |
worn spot fret | a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion |
smudge spot blot daub smear smirch slur | a blemish made by dirt, he had a smudge on his cheek |
point spot | an outstanding characteristic, his acting was one of the high points of the movie |
meter metre time | rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration |
weak part weak spot soft spot | a place of especial vulnerability |
liver spot | a type of skin disease that causes brown spots on the skin |
plague spot | a spot on the skin characteristic of the plague |
macula macula lutea macular area yellow spot | a small yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision |
blind spot optic disc optic disk | the point where the optic nerve enters the retina, not sensitive to light |
fontanelle fontanel soft spot | any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus |
blind spot | a subject about which you are ignorant or prejudiced and fail to exercise good judgment, golf is one of his blind spots and he's proud of it |
reading meter reading indication | a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument, he could not believe the meter reading, the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm |
heroic verse heroic meter heroic | a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes, dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter |
spot | a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance, they changed his spot on the program |
spot | a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising |
cleanup cleanup position cleanup spot | (baseball) the fourth position in the batting order (usually filled by the best batter on the team) |
meter metre measure beat cadence | (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse |
common measure common meter | the usual (iambic) meter of a ballad |
spot pip | a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit) |