worn spot
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4.4
- noun
- /wɔrn spɑt/
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zona desgastada
- Even in the moonlight, they looked impressive, or perhaps especially then, for the night shadows seemed to cover over the imperfections and worn spots that were visible during the day.
Examples
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Repair technicians weld the worn spots on engine blades and vanes, and then grind them to the correct shape.
Academic text (2001) -
There was a tear in the side and, worst, a worn spot in the sole.
Fiction book (1995) -
The worn spot was easy to locate, right below the belt clip; the leather stretched but did not part.
Fiction book (1991) -
Molly Andree had been looking for a small can of green paint to retouch a worn spot on her dollhouse roof.
Fiction book (1998) -
The worn spot on the carpet showed how much traffic that area had seen over the years.
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He noticed a worn spot on the handle of his favorite mug from years of daily use.
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After years of use, the leather jacket had a distinct worn spot on the shoulder.
Synonyms
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4.8
An area of skin rubbed off by scraping
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2.6
A scratch or mark made when one thing rubs another
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8.2
A place on a surface worn away by rubbing
Antonyms
How Worn
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a place on a surface where the material has been eroded' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'worn' (showing wear and tear) with 'spot' (a small area). This simple compositional noun phrase follows standard English compounding and is cross‑linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should readily understand it.
Etymology
Worn spot The phrase worn spot comes from the simple picture of a small area, a spot, that people walk on or rub again and again until the material becomes thin and faded and looks worn. That's why it means 'a place on a surface that has been used so much it has worn away'.