spot

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1. spot - Noun

2. spot - Adjective

3. spot - Verb

4. Spot - Proper noun

Meaning

A mark on a substance or body made by foreign matter; a blot; a place discolored.

A stain on character or reputation; something that soils purity; disgrace; reproach; fault; blemish.

A small part of a different color from the main part, or from the ground upon which it is; as, the spots of a leopard; the spots on a playing card.

A small extent of space; a place; any particular place.

A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so called from a spot on its head just above its beak.

A sciaenoid food fish (Liostomus xanthurus) of the Atlantic coast of the United States. It has a black spot behind the shoulders and fifteen oblique dark bars on the sides. Called also goody, Lafayette, masooka, and old wife.

The southern redfish, or red horse, which has a spot on each side at the base of the tail. See Redfish.

Commodities, as merchandise and cotton, sold for immediate delivery.

To make visible marks upon with some foreign matter; to discolor in or with spots; to stain; to cover with spots or figures; as, to spot a garnment; to spot paper.

To mark or note so as to insure recognition; to recognize; to detect; as, to spot a criminal.

To stain; to blemish; to taint; to disgrace; to tarnish, as reputation; to asperse.

To become stained with spots.

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he occupied a post in the treasury Source: Internet

her face was blemished Source: Internet

The wine spotted the tablecloth Source: Internet

he made a huge blot on his copybook Source: Internet

The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards Source: Internet

I can't make out the faces in this photograph Source: Internet

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