noun Download 🔗Share A round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape. Examples : "The leopard is noted for the spots of color in its fur." appearance color mark thing essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A stain or disfiguring mark. Examples : "I have tried everything, and I can’t get this spot out." appearance mark essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A pimple, papule or pustule. Examples : "My son developed a small spot on his cheek. " appearance medicine body essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A small, unspecified amount or quantity. Examples : "Would you like to come round on Sunday for a spot of lunch?" amount part essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A bill of five-dollar or ten-dollar denomination in dollars. Examples : "My dad gave me a five-dollar spot for the movie tickets. " value finance business essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A location or area. Examples : "For our anniversary we went back to the same spot where we first met." place area position essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A parking space. Examples : "My dad found a spot near the school. " property place vehicle essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An official determination of placement. Examples : "The school's spot-check of student attendance revealed a high rate of absence. " position achievement essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A bright lamp; a spotlight. Examples : "The spotlight, or spot, shone brightly on the stage as the student performed her solo. " entertainment stage essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A brief advertisement or program segment on television. Examples : "Did you see the spot on the news about the shoelace factory?" media entertainment communication essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Difficult situation; predicament. Examples : "She was in a real spot when she ran into her separated husband while on a date." situation condition essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share One who spots (supports or assists a maneuver, or is prepared to assist if safety dictates); a spotter. Examples : "The construction workers had a spotter watching for falling debris. " sport job aid essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Penalty spot. Examples : "The soccer player kicked the ball from the spot. " sport point place essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The act of spotting or noticing something. Examples : "- Whoops. Good spot." action point sign ability essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so called from a spot on its head just above the beak. Examples : "My grandfather's favorite pigeon was a spot. " animal bird type essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The fisherman caught a spot, a fish with a black mark behind its shoulders. " fish animal food nature biology essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The southern redfish, or red horse (Sciaenops ocellatus), which has a spot on each side at the base of the tail. Examples : "The redfish had a small, dark spot on each side near its tail. " fish animal essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (in the plural, brokers' slang) Commodities, such as merchandise and cotton, sold for immediate delivery. Examples : "The trader bought several spots of cotton, hoping to sell them at a profit. " business commerce finance essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An autosoliton. Examples : "The laser's beam showed a bright spot of light, an autosoliton, that stayed stable even in the turbulent air. " physics science essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A decimal point; point. Examples : "Twelve spot two five pounds sterling. (ie. £12.25)" number math point essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any of various points marked on the table, from which balls are played, in snooker, pool, billiards, etc. Examples : "The player aimed carefully at the spot on the pool table. " sport game point essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any of the balls marked with spots in the game of pool, which one player aims to pot, the other player taking the stripes. Examples : "The pool player carefully aimed at the yellow spot, hoping to sink it and win the game. " sport game essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To see, find; to pick out, notice, locate, distinguish or identify. Examples : "Try to spot the differences between these two pictures." action appearance ability sign essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To loan a small amount of money to someone. Examples : "I’ll spot you ten dollars for lunch." finance business economy aid essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To stain; to leave a spot (on). Examples : "Hard water will spot if it is left on a surface." appearance mark essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To remove, or attempt to remove, a stain. Examples : "I spotted the carpet where the child dropped spaghetti." appearance wear essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To retouch a photograph on film to remove minor flaws. Examples : "The photographer needed to spot the faded image on the old family photo. " art technology media job essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To support or assist a maneuver, or to be prepared to assist if safety dictates. Examples : "I can’t do a back handspring unless somebody spots me." sport aid action essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To keep the head and eyes pointing in a single direction while turning. Examples : "Most figure skaters do not spot their turns like dancers do." sport action direction essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To stain; to blemish; to taint; to disgrace; to tarnish, as reputation. Examples : "The scandal completely spotted her reputation, making it hard for her to find a new job. " appearance moral character value essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cut or chip (timber) in preparation for hewing. Examples : "The carpenter needed to spot the logs before he could shape them into beams. " technical industry work agriculture essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To place an object at a location indicated by a spot. Notably in billiards or snooker. Examples : "The referee had to spot the pink on the blue spot." sport game position essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Available on the spot; for immediate payment or delivery. Examples : "spot wheat; spot cash; a spot contract" business finance commerce essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading