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spot
has definitions from the fields of work,business,cards,theater,fine art,writing,medicine
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[ noun ] a point located with respect to surface features of some region
Synonyms Examples "this is a nice place for a picnic" Used in print (The New York Times,...)Joe naturally ruled that a ball be dropped from alongside the spot where it had originally entered the stream . (Raymond C. Binder et al., editors, Proceedings...)However , technical difficulties arise by melting at local hot spots . The mean temperature of this region was approximated by the temperature measured halfways between the edge of the hot spot and the rim of the plug . The mean temperature of the surface was then computed according to the following relation : **f where x is the fraction of the plug area covered by the hot spot . (Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)Prevot came_up `` Take that spot over there '' , he whispered , pointing to a small clump of blackness . |
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[ verb ] catch sight of
Used in print (The Sun, [Baltimore]...)Trooper_J._A._Grzesiak spotted the wanted car , with three boys , at a Route 2 service_station , just outside Annapolis . (The Dallas Morning News,...)It was during `` Old_Music '' at the St._James_Theater that Hollywood 's Louis_B._Mayer spotted her . (Alfred Wright, "A Duel Golfers Will Never Forget"...)Rosburg had started early in the day , and by the time Palmer and Player were on the course - separated , as they were destined to be for the rest of the weekend , by about half an hour - they could see on the numerous scoreboards spotted around the course that Rosburg , who ended with a 73 , was not having a good_day . (Time, 77: 3...)But he has shown a sixth-sense ability to spot , recruit and excite able researchers , and has developed unexpected talents in fund raising and speech-making . (The Christian Science Monitor,...)To enable students and the public to spot Sloan forgeries , the Delaware_Art_Center ( according to its director , Bruce_St._John ) will maintain a complete file of photographs of all Sloan works , as_well as a card index file . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a blemish made by dirt
Examples "he had a smudge on his cheek" Used in print (Jay C. Harris and John R. Van Wazer, "Detergent...)A good formulation will keep the clothes clean and white after many washings ; whereas , with a poor formulation , the clothes exhibit a build-up of `` tattle-tale_grey '' and dirty spots - sometimes with bad results even after the first wash . |
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[ noun ] (fine art,writing) a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising
Used in print (Jay Williams, The Forger....)Among us , we three handled quite a few small commissions , from spot drawings for advertising_agencies uptown to magazine work and quick lettering jobs . He also drew precise crisp spots , which he sold to various literary and artistic journals , The New_Yorker , for_instance , or Esquire . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a small contrasting part of something
Synonyms Examples "a bald spot" "a leopard's spots" "a patch of clouds" "patches of thin ice": "a fleck of red" Used in print (Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)Only the top of the head , with a spot bare and white as a clamshell , remained visible . |
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[ noun ] an outstanding characteristic
Synonyms Examples "his acting was one of the high points of the movie" Used in print (David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)That was one of the high spots of the play . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (business) a business establishment for entertainment
Examples "night spot" Used in print (Breni James, Nights of the Kill....)He sucked_in his breath and kept quiet while Killpath laid down the sheet again , wound the gold wire stems of his glasses around his ears and_then , eying the report as it lay before him on the desk , intoned , `` Acting_Lieutenant_Gunnar_Matson one failed to see that the station_keeper was properly relieved two absented himself throughout the entire watch without checking on the station 's activities or the whereabouts of his section sergeants three permitted members of the Homicide_Detail of the Inspector's_Bureau to arrogate for their own convenience a patrolman who was thereby prevented from carrying_on his proper assignment four failed to notify the station commander Acting_Captain_O._T._Killpath of a homicide occurring in the district five frequented extralegal establishments known_as after-hours spots for purposes of an unofficial and purportedly social nature and six '' - he leaned_back and peeled_off his glasses `` - failed to co-operate with the Acting_Captain by returning promptly when so ordered . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (fine art,writing) a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance
Examples "they changed his spot on the program" Used in print (Edward Jablonski, Harold Arlen Happy with the Blues....)After we got a script and the spots for the songs were blocked_out , we 'd get_together for an hour or_so every_day . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (work) a job in an organization
Examples "he occupied a post in the treasury" Used in print (Booton Herndon, "From Custer to Korea, The 7th Cavalry"...)Outside of combat , he could n't have landed in a tougher spot . Related terms occupation job legation professorship apprenticeship academicianship bishopry chairmanship chaplaincy attorneyship clerkship comptrollership bailiffship admiralty discipleship chancellorship foremanship chieftaincy headship commandership internship consulship legislatorship controllership cadetship ambassadorship curacy accountantship counselorship messiahship prelacy editorship eldership emirate protectorship generalship governorship headship solicitorship incumbency inspectorship instructorship tribuneship judgship lectureship fatherhood khanate librarianship lieutenancy councillorship caliphate marshalship mastership mayoralty moderatorship curatorship overlordship pastorship custodianship captainship praetorship precentorship deanship premiership presidency primateship principalship priorship proconsulship proctorship preceptorship prefecture receivership regency rulership secretaryship senatorship sinecure directorship speakership stewardship studentship teachership thaneship throne treasurership cardinalship viceroyship viziership wardenship wardership hot_seat apostleship fatherhood managership manhood peasanthood public_office residency sainthood womanhood magistracy station officiate post |
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[ noun ] (cards) a mark on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)
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[ noun ] (theater) a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer
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[ noun ] (cards) a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value
Examples "an eight spot" Related terms playing_card five-spot nine-spot four-spot seven-spot six-spot ten-spot eight-spot |
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[ noun ] (British) a small quantity
Synonyms Examples "a spot of tea" "a bit of paper" Related terms |
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