blot smear smirch spot stain | an act that brings discredit to the person who does it, he made a huge blot on his copybook |
place kick place-kicking | (sports) a kick in which the ball is placed on the ground before kicking |
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 |
place bet | a bet that a horse will finish a race no worse than second |
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 |
stead position place lieu | the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another, can you go in my stead?, took his place, in lieu of |
topolatry place-worship | the worship of places |
market marketplace market place | the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold, without competition there would be no market, they were driven from the marketplace |
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 |
farmplace farm-place farmstead | a farm together with its buildings |
five-spot five | a playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face shows five pips |
forum assembly meeting place | a public facility to meet for open discussion |
four-spot four | a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows four pips |
hot spot hotspot | a lively entertainment spot |
landing landing place | structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods |
marketplace market place mart market | an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up |
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 |
place mat | a mat serving as table linen for an individual place setting |
place of business business establishment | an establishment (a factory or an assembly plant or retail store or warehouse etc.) where business is conducted, goods are made or stored or processed or where services are rendered |
place of worship house of prayer house of God house of worship | any building where congregations gather for prayer |
place setting setting | a table service for one person, a place setting of sterling flatware |
restaurant eating house eating place eatery | a building where people go to eat |
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 |
place | an abstract mental location, he has a special place in my thoughts, a place in my heart, a political system with no place for the less prominent groups |
imaginary place mythical place fictitious place | a place that exists only in imagination, a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings |
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 |
destination terminus | the ultimate goal for which something is done |
place name toponym | the name by which a geographical place is known |