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Spot and Dot Definitions

Spot

A mark on a surface differing sharply in color from its surroundings.

Dot

A tiny round mark made by or as if by a pointed instrument; a spot.

Spot

A blemish, mark, or pimple on the skin.

Dot

Such a mark used in orthography, as above an i.

Spot

A stain or blot.

Dot

The basic unit of composition for an image produced by a device that prints text or graphics on paper
A resolution of 900 dots per inch.
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Spot

A mark or pip on a playing card; a spade, club, diamond, or heart.

Dot

A tiny amount.

Spot

A playing card with a specified number of such marks on it indicating its value.

Dot

In Morse and similar codes, the short sound or signal used in combination with the dash and silent intervals to represent letters, numbers, or punctuation.

Spot

(Informal) A piece of paper money worth a specified number of dollars
A five spot.

Dot

A decimal point.
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Spot

A small area
A bald spot.
An itchy spot.

Dot

A symbol (·) indicating multiplication, as in 2 · 4 = 8.

Spot

A location or position
A good spot for catching fish.

Dot

(Music) A mark after a note indicating an increase in time value by half.

Spot

A point of interest
There are a lot of spots to visit in the old city.

Dot

(Computers) A period, as used as in URLs and email addresses, to separate strings of words, as in www.hmhco.com.
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Spot

A position or an item in an ordered arrangement
The first spot in line.

Dot

A woman's marriage portion; a dowry.

Spot

(Football) The position of the ball for the line of scrimmage as determined by a referee after a play.

Dot

To mark with a dot.

Spot

(Informal) A situation, especially a troublesome one.

Dot

To form or make with dots.

Spot

A flaw in one's reputation or character
A dark spot in his past.

Dot

To cover with or as if with dots
"Campfires, like red, peculiar blossoms, dotted the night" (Stephen Crane).

Spot

A short presentation or commercial on television or radio between major programs
A news spot.

Dot

To make a dot.

Spot

(Informal) A spotlight.

Dot

A small, round spot.
A dot of colour

Spot

Pl. spot or spots A small croaker (Leiostomus xanthurus) of North American Atlantic waters, having a dark mark above each pectoral fin and valued as a food and game fish.

Dot

(grammar) A punctuation mark used to indicate the end of a sentence or an abbreviated part of a word; a full stop; a period.

Spot

Chiefly British A small amount; a bit
A spot of tea.

Dot

A point used as a diacritical mark above or below various letters of the Latin script, as in Ȧ, Ạ, Ḅ, Ḃ, Ċ.

Spot

To soil with spots
Soot spotted the curtains.

Dot

(mathematics) A symbol used for separating the fractional part of a decimal number from the whole part, for indicating multiplication or a scalar product, or for various other purposes.

Spot

To decorate with spots; dot.

Dot

One of the two symbols used in Morse code.

Spot

To bring disgrace to; besmirch
Rumors that spotted his reputation.

Dot

(obsolete) A lump or clot.

Spot

To place in a particular location; situate precisely
Spotted their stores in smaller towns.

Dot

Anything small and like a speck comparatively; a small portion or specimen.
A dot of a child

Spot

(Football) To position (the ball) determining the line of scrimmage after a play has been completed.

Dot

A dot ball.

Spot

To detect or discern, especially visually; spy
Spotted him on the subway.

Dot

(MLE) buckshot, projectile from a "dotty" or shotgun

Spot

To remove spots from, as in a laundry.

Dot

(MLE) dotty

Spot

(Sports) To yield a favorable scoring margin to
Spotted their opponents 11 points.

Dot

A dowry.

Spot

(Sports) To act as a spotter for (a gymnast, for example).

Dot

(transitive) To cover with small spots (of some liquid).
His jacket was dotted with splashes of paint.

Spot

(Informal) To lend
Can you spot me $25 until payday?.

Dot

(transitive) To add a dot (the symbol) or dots to.
Dot your is and cross your ts.

Spot

To become marked with spots
These dishes spot easily.

Dot

To mark by means of dots or small spots.
To dot a line

Spot

To cause a discoloration or make a stain.

Dot

To mark or diversify with small detached objects.
To dot a landscape with cottages

Spot

To locate targets from the air during combat or training missions.

Dot

(colloquial) To punch (a person).

Spot

Made, paid, or delivered immediately
A spot sale.

Dot

Dot product of the previous vector and the following vector.
The work is equal to F dot Δx.

Spot

Of, relating to, or being a market in which payment or delivery is immediate
The spot market in oil.

Dot

A marriage portion; dowry.

Spot

Involving random or selective instances or actions
A spot investigation.

Dot

A small point or spot, made with a pen or other pointed instrument; a speck, or small mark.

Spot

Presented between major radio or television programs
A spot announcement.

Dot

Anything small and like a speck comparatively; a small portion or specimen; as, a dot of a child.

Spot

A round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape.
The leopard is noted for the spots of color in its fur.
Why do ladybugs have spots?

Dot

To mark with dots or small spots; as, to dot a line.

Spot

A stain or disfiguring mark.
I have tried everything, and I can’t get this spot out.

Dot

To mark or diversify with small detached objects; as, a landscape dotted with cottages.

Spot

A pimple, papule or pustule.
That morning, I saw that a spot had come up on my chin.
I think she's got chicken pox; she's covered in spots.

Dot

To make dots or specks.

Spot

A small, unspecified amount or quantity.
Do come 'round on Sunday for a spot of tea, won't you?

Dot

The United States Department of Transportation.

Spot

A bill of five-dollar or ten-dollar denomination in dollars.
Here's the twenty bucks I owe you, a ten spot and two five spots.

Dot

A very small circular shape;
A row of points
Draw lines between the dots

Spot

A location or area.
I like to eat lunch in a pleasant spot outside.
For our anniversary we went back to the same spot where we first met.

Dot

The United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966

Spot

A parking space.

Dot

The shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code

Spot

(sports) An official determination of placement.
The fans were very unhappy with the referee's spot of the ball.

Dot

Street name for lysergic acid diethylamide

Spot

A bright lamp; a spotlight.

Dot

Scatter or intersperse like dots or studs;
Hills constellated with lights

Spot

A brief advertisement or program segment on television.
Did you see the spot on the news about the shoelace factory?

Dot

Distribute loosely;
He scattered gun powder under the wagon

Spot

A difficult situation.
She was in a real spot when she ran into her separated husband while on a date.

Dot

Make a dot or dots

Spot

One who spots (supports or assists a maneuver, or is prepared to assist if safety dictates); a spotter.

Dot

Mark with a dot;
Dot your `i's

Spot

(soccer) Penalty spot.

Spot

The act of spotting or noticing something.
You've misspelled "terrapin" here. —Whoops. Good spot.

Spot

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

Spot

A food fish (Leiostomus xanthurus) of the Atlantic coast of the United States, with a black spot behind the shoulders and fifteen oblique dark bars on the sides.

Spot

The southern redfish, or novern=1 (Sciaenops ocellatus), which has a spot on each side at the base of the tail.

Spot

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

Spot

An autosoliton.

Spot

(finance) A decimal point; point.

Spot

Any of various points marked on the table, from which balls are played, in snooker, pool, billiards, etc.

Spot

Any of the balls marked with spots in the game of pool, which one player aims to pot, the other player taking the stripes.

Spot

(transitive) To see, find; to pick out, notice, locate, distinguish or identify.
Try to spot the differences between these two pictures.

Spot

(finance) To loan a small amount of money to someone.
I’ll spot you ten dollars for lunch.

Spot

(ambitransitive) To stain; to leave a spot (on).
Hard water will spot if it is left on a surface.
A garment spotted with mould

Spot

To remove, or attempt to remove, a stain.
I spotted the carpet where the child dropped spaghetti.

Spot

To retouch a photograph on film to remove minor flaws.

Spot

To support or assist a maneuver, or to be prepared to assist if safety dictates.
I can’t do a back handspring unless somebody spots me.

Spot

(dance) To keep the head and eyes pointing in a single direction while turning.
Most figure skaters do not spot their turns like dancers do.

Spot

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

Spot

To cut or chip (timber) in preparation for hewing.

Spot

To place an object at a location indicated by a spot.
The referee had to spot the pink on the blue spot.

Spot

To position (an aircraft) on the deck of an aircraft carrier ready for launch by catapult.

Spot

To position (a locomotive or car) at a predetermined point, e.g., for loading or unloading.

Spot

Available on the spot; for immediate payment or delivery.
Spot wheat
Spot cash
A spot contract

Spot

A mark on a substance or body made by foreign matter; a blot; a place discolored.
Out, damned spot! Out, I say!

Spot

A stain on character or reputation; something that soils purity; disgrace; reproach; fault; blemish.
Yet Chloe, sure, was formed without a spot.

Spot

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.

Spot

A small extent of space; a place; any particular place.
That spot to which I point is Paradise.
"A jolly place," said he, "in times of old!But something ails it now: the spot is cursed."

Spot

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

Spot

A sciænoid 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.

Spot

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

Spot

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 garment; to spot paper.

Spot

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

Spot

To stain; to blemish; to taint; to disgrace; to tarnish, as reputation; to asperse.
My virgin life no spotted thoughts shall stain.
If ever I shall close these eyes but once,May I live spotted for my perjury.

Spot

To become stained with spots.

Spot

Lit., being on the spot, or place;

Spot

A point located with respect to surface features of some region;
This is a nice place for a picnic

Spot

A short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising

Spot

A blemish made by dirt;
He had a smudge on his cheek

Spot

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

Spot

A section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance;
They changed his spot on the program

Spot

An outstanding characteristic;
His acting was one of the high points of the movie

Spot

A business establishment for entertainment;
Night spot

Spot

A job in an organization;
He occupied a post in the treasury

Spot

A slight attack of illness;
He has a touch of rheumatism

Spot

A small quantity;
A spot of tea
A bit of paper

Spot

A mark on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)

Spot

A lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer

Spot

A playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value;
An eight spot

Spot

An act that brings discredit to the person who does it;
He made a huge blot on his copybook

Spot

Catch sight of

Spot

Mar or impair with a flaw;
Her face was blemished

Spot

Make a spot or mark onto;
The wine spotted the tablecloth

Spot

Become spotted;
This dress spots quickly

Spot

Mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition;
Spot the areas that one should clearly identify

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