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 |
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 |
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 |
hot spot hotspot | a lively entertainment spot |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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) |
spot pip | a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit) |
soft spot | a sentimental affection, she had a soft spot for her youngest son |
hot spot hotspot | a point of relatively intense heat or radiation |
hot spot hotspot | a place of political unrest and potential violence, the United States cannot police all of the world's hot spots |
resort area playground vacation spot | an area where many people go for recreation |
topographic point place spot | a point located with respect to surface features of some region, this is a nice place for a picnic, a bright spot on a planet |
spot-welder spot welder | a welder who does spot welding |
five-spot Nemophila maculata | California annual having white flowers with a deep purple blotch on each petal |
yellow spot fungus Cercospora kopkei | fungus causing yellow spot (a sugarcane disease in Australia) |
spot price cash price | the current delivery price of a commodity traded in the spot market |
fiver five-spot five dollar bill | a United States bill worth dollars |
spot bit | a small piece or quantity of something, a spot of tea, a bit of paper, a bit of lint, I gave him a bit of my mind |
highlight high spot | the most interesting or memorable part, the highlight of the tour was our visit to the Vatican |
touch spot | a slight attack of illness, he has a touch of rheumatism |
halo blight halo spot bean blight | a blight of bean plants |