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 |
| trouble difficulty | an effort that is inconvenient, I went to a lot of trouble, he won without any trouble, had difficulty walking, finished the test only with great difficulty |
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 |
trouble
problem | a source of difficulty, one trouble after another delayed the job, what's the problem? |
| 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) |
| trouble | an event causing distress or pain, what is the trouble?, heart trouble |
fuss
trouble bother
hassle | an angry disturbance, he didn't want to make a fuss, they had labor trouble, a spot of bother |
worry
trouble | a strong feeling of anxiety, his worry over the prospect of being fired, it is not work but worry that kills, he wanted to die and end his troubles |
| 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 |
troublemaker
trouble maker
troubler
mischief-maker
bad hat | someone who deliberately stirs up trouble |
troubleshooter
trouble shooter | a worker whose job is to locate and fix sources of trouble (especially in mechanical devices) |
five-spot
Nemophila maculata | California annual having white flowers with a deep purple blotch on each petal |