spot
- noun
- /spɑt/
- We finally found a nice spot to set up our picnic by the lake.
- a hot spot
- a favorite spot
- a tourist spot
So yeah, this is a great spot to just sit and think.
- So yeah, this is a great spot to just sit and think.
- So to fill up Matt's spot today, we got Jordan.
- And one of those days, in the same spot, they closed my Rd.
- He mapped the landing spot for the Apollo mission.
- Don't leave the room or your spot or whatever without it.
Examples
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We are in a good spot, I assure you.
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I'll drop off as close to the spot as I can.
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So yeah, this is a great spot to just sit and think.
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Yeah, that would be the perfect spot to tell them.
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First, help students identify their personal spot in their own home, school, and community.
Academic text (1990) -
Some saw various spots in the library as their personal offices or special places of escape.
Academic text (2015) -
I went off to sleep on that nice warm spot behind the bookstall on Broadway.
Fiction book (1990) -
Maung Ho led Martin to the spot in the jungle where this had happened.
Fiction book (1990) -
Here in Galway, they have a famous spot called BlackRock.
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He mapped the landing spot for the Apollo mission.
Synonyms
A particular area where something is or should be
A place where a public event or meeting happens, like a concert
A marked place to leave a car for a short time
A popular place where people go to have fun at night
A place that many people like to visit
A place where people meet regularly to talk and spend time together
A place in an area that local people like to visit
A quiet place to sit and read, like by a window or in a park
Idioms
Immediately at the exact place where something happens, often needing a quick response
Compounds
- Specialized
A place where people buy and sell things like oil or currency to be delivered right away
- Specialized
A small area in the eye where the optic nerve enters and you cannot see
- Jargon
A fourth batter in the batting order, usually the strong hitter who tries to make runners score
- Specialized
A way to join metal sheets by melting small points with heat and pressure using electricity for example in cars
- Specialized
A small metal join made by heating and pressing two pieces together at one point
- Informal
A cheap, slightly shabby bar or restaurant liked for its relaxed, fun atmosphere
- Specialized
A way of joining metal pieces by making small hot spots that melt them together
- Australian
A fungus that makes yellow spots on sugarcane leaves and harms the crop
- Specialized
A small yellow area at the back of the eye that gives clear central vision
How Notable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Spot started as a word for a small 'mark' or 'stain', and people began to use it for a specific 'place' or point that you can pick out. That's why we call a favorite cafe or club a 'spot' — it is a marked, known place.