to spot
46
2.2
- verb
- /spɑt/
:
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- And what I'm going to do is spot apply it where I want it.
- spotted with black
- spotted with white
Examples
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An endangered monkey, the golden-headed lion tamarin, had already been spotted in the same habitat.
Academic text (2003) -
He quickly spotted the difference in color between the two paintings.
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An aerial patrol spotted the ship off the coast.
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Although rare, jaguars have been spotted in this forest by local farmers.
Academic text (2003) -
Sometimes in mid-sentence she'll spot a dust ball in a corner and race off to pick it up.
Fiction book (1994) -
I spent almost every day outdoors, biking beside fast rivers and green fields spotted with black-and-white cows.
Academic text (2008) -
Simultaneously, Lemming spotted a dime, dulled and worn, barely discernible from the concrete it lay upon.
Fiction book (1994) -
The teacher managed to spot the errors in the student's essay.
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As I walked through the park, I spotted a rare bird perched on a branch.
Synonyms
42
1.0
To put a small round mark on something
10
6.0
To mark a surface with small spots of color or light
7
7.9
To mark something with small scar-like pits caused by disease or damage
4
9.6
To make small pits or scars on skin and other surfaces
4
2.4
To mark something with a colored liquid used for writing
3
8.0
To make something have uneven spots or patches of color
3
5.5
To make something look less perfect or attractive
2
5.3
To mark something with irregular spots of a different color
2
6.7
To put uneven marks of color or liquid on a surface
2
3.7
To make a mark or stain on a surface, often with liquid
1
5.6
To mark something with small spots
Mark something with small spots, often by drops of liquid
To mark something with small spots
Antonyms
Idioms
121
2.8
Immediately at the exact place where something happens, often needing a quick response
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
41
5.3
Force someone to answer or act without time to prepare when they feel uncomfortable
- Specialized
To intentionally block a single radio or radar frequency using electronic signals
Compounds
- Specialized
2
5.1
A place where people buy and sell things like oil or currency to be delivered right away
- Specialized
1
4.8
A small area in the eye where the optic nerve enters and you cannot see
- Jargon
1
6.7
A fourth batter in the batting order, usually the strong hitter who tries to make runners score
- Specialized
1
4.2
A way to join metal sheets by melting small points with heat and pressure using electricity for example in cars
- Specialized
1
6.6
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 Marked
Surface Forms
Etymology
Spot also kept the old idea of making a 'mark', so when something 'spots' it gets stains or visible marks on it. That's why we say a cloth 'spots' when a liquid makes small stains on it.