spot : Idioms & Phrases

• noun a spot that is worn on a lady's face for adornment
  

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• a patch or spot placed on the face with intent to heighten beauty by contrast.

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• noun any of several fungous diseases of plants that produce small black spots on the plant
  

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• noun a subject about which you are ignorant or prejudiced and fail to exercise good judgment
  
  • golf is one of his blind spots and he's proud of it
• noun the point where the optic nerve enters the retina; not sensitive to light
  optic disk; optic disc.
  

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• (Anat.), the point in the retina of the eye where the optic nerve enters, and which is insensible to light.

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• noun having longitudinal stripes overlaid with light spots; upland lizard of United States southwest and Mexico
  Cnemidophorus exsanguis.
  

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Cinque"-spot`ted adjective

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1. Five-spotted. R. Shak.

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• noun (baseball) the fourth position in the batting order (usually filled by the best batter on the team)
  cleanup position; cleanup.
  

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• noun European orchid having lanceolate leaves spotted purple and pink to white or mauve flowers spotted or lined deep red or purple
  Dactylorhiza fuchsii; Dactylorhiza maculata fuchsii.
  

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• (Zoöl.), any butterfly of the family Melitæidæ having crescent-shaped white spots along the margins of the red or brown wings.

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• adjective satellite having dark spots
  

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• noun one of four playing cards in a deck with eight pips on the face
  eight.
  

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• noun a United States bill worth 5 dollars
  five dollar bill; fiver.
  
• noun California annual having white flowers with a deep purple blotch on each petal
  Nemophila maculata.
  
• noun a playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face shows five pips
  five.
  

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For"ty-spot` noun

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1. (Zoöl.) The Tasmanian forty-spotted diamond bird (Pardalotus quadragintus).

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• noun a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows four pips
  four.
  

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• (Biol.), the nucleolus of the ovum.

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• . (Biol.) Same as Germinal spot, Germinal vesicle, under Germinal.

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• noun a blight of bean plants
  bean blight; halo blight.
  

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• noun the most interesting or memorable part
  highlight.
  
  • the highlight of the tour was our visit to the Vatican

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• noun a place of political unrest and potential violence
  hotspot.
  
  • the United States cannot police all of the world's hot spots
• noun a point of relatively intense heat or radiation
  hotspot.
  
• noun a lively entertainment spot
  hotspot.
  

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• noun small red spots with white centers found on the mucous membranes of the mouth and tongue; symptom of measles that appears one or two days before the measles rash appears
  

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• noun small skunk with a marbled black and white coat; of United States and Mexico
  Spilogale putorius; little spotted skunk.
  

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• noun a type of skin disease that causes brown spots on the skin
  liver spot.
  

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• noun a type of skin disease that causes brown spots on the skin
  liver spot.
  

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• yellowish brown patches or spots of chloasma.

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• noun a brown-spotted dalmatian
  

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• adjective satellite having maroon spots
  

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• noun one of four playing cards in a deck with nine pips on the face
  nine.
  

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• immediately; before moving; without changing place.

  It was determined upon the spot. Swift.

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• adverb without delay or immediately
  
  • we hired her on the spot
  • thought they were going to shoot us down on the spot
• adverb in a difficult situation
  
  • that question really put him on the spot
• adverb at the place in question; there
  
  • they were on the spot when it happened
  • it had to be decided by the man on the spot

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• adjective satellite at the scene of action
  on-the-scene.
  
  • an on-the-spot reporter
  • on-the-spot inspections
  • an on-the scene newscast

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• noun a domino or die whose upward face shows one pip
  

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• a spot or mark of the plague; hence, a token of something incurable.

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• noun a spot on the skin characteristic of the plague
  

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• adjective satellite having purple spots
  

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• noun similar to the banded purple but with red spots on underwing surfaces
  Limenitis astyanax.
  

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• noun caused by rickettsial bacteria and transmitted by wood ticks
  tick fever; mountain fever.
  

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• noun one of four playing cards in a deck with seven pips on the face
  seven.
  

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• noun a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows six pips
  six.
  

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• noun a place of especial vulnerability
  soft spot; weak part.
  
• noun a sentimental affection
  
  • she had a soft spot for her youngest son
• noun any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus
  fontanel; fontanelle.
  

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• . See Sun spots, under Sun.

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• noun a check on work performance or product quality made at random times without warning
  
  • spot checks ensure a high level of performance by employees

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• verb jam a single frequency
  
  • This operator is spot-jammed

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• noun electronic jamming of a specific channel or frequency
  selective jamming.
  

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• (Microscopy), a condensing lens in which the light is confined to an annular pencil by means of a small, round diaphragm (the spot), and used in dark-field ilumination; called also spotted lens.

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• noun a market in which a commodity is bought or sold for immediate delivery or delivery in the very near future
  

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• noun a pass to a designated spot on the field; the receiver should arrive at that spot the same time the ball does
  

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• noun the current delivery price of a commodity traded in the spot market
  cash price.
  

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• verb promote on the spot
  
  • Supreme Bishop Digby had been spot-promoted to Archangel

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• (Zoöl.), the Hudsonian godwit (Limosa hæmastica).

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• noun each of the welds made by welding at a separate point
  spot weld.
  

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• noun a welder who does spot welding
  spot welder.
  

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• noun creating an overlapping joint by welding at small points
  spot welding.
  

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• verb pick out random samples for examination in order to ensure high quality
  

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• noun each of the welds made by welding at a separate point
  spot weld.
  
• verb make circular welds
  spotweld; spot-weld.
  
  • These pipes are only spotwelded

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• noun a welder who does spot welding
  spot welder.
  

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• noun creating an overlapping joint by welding at small points
  spot welding.
  
• verb make circular welds
  spotweld; spot-weld.
  
  • These pipes are only spotwelded

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• . (Astron.) See Sun spot, ander Sun.

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• noun a kind of antbird
  Hylophylax naevioides.
  

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• noun a species of large fish found in Australian rivers
  spotted barramundi; Australian arowana; saratoga; Scleropages leichardti; Dawson River salmon.
  

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• noun a large bat of the southwestern United States having spots and enormous ears
  Euderma maculata; jackass bat.
  

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• noun a variety of black bass
  Micropterus pseudoplites; Kentucky black bass.
  

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• noun a species of large fish found in Australian rivers
  spotted barramundi; Australian arowana; saratoga; Scleropages leichardti; Dawson River salmon.
  

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• noun common coral root having yellowish- or reddish- or purplish-brown leafless stems bearing loose racemes of similarly colored flowers with white purple-spotted lips; Guatemala to Canada
  Corallorhiza maculata.
  

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• noun tall biennial water hemlock of northeastern North America having purple-spotted stems and clusters of extremely poisonous tuberous roots resembling small sweet potatoes
  spotted hemlock; spotted cowbane.
  

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• noun Eurasian rail of swamps and marshes
  Porzana porzana.
  

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• noun common wild geranium of eastern North America with deeply parted leaves and rose-purple flowers
  wild geranium; Geranium maculatum.
  

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• noun a suet pudding containing currants
  

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• noun ray with back covered with white or yellow spots; widely distributed in warm seas
  spotted eagle ray; Aetobatus narinari.
  

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• noun any of several severe febrile diseases characterized by skin rashes or spots on the skin
  

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• noun common European woodland flycatcher with greyish-brown plumage
  Muscicapa striata; Muscicapa grisola.
  

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• noun large gum tree with mottled bark
  Eucalyptus maculata.
  

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• noun tall biennial water hemlock of northeastern North America having purple-spotted stems and clusters of extremely poisonous tuberous roots resembling small sweet potatoes
  spotted hemlock; spotted cowbane.
  

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• noun African hyena noted for its distinctive howl
  laughing hyena; Crocuta crocuta.
  

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• noun North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of small pinkish or purple flower heads
  Eupatorium maculatum; Joe-Pye weed.
  

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• noun of southern Europe
  Lynx pardina.
  

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• noun a large owl of North America found in forests from British Columbia to central Mexico; has dark brown plumage and a heavily spotted chest
  Strix occidentalis.
  

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• noun ray with back covered with white or yellow spots; widely distributed in warm seas
  spotted eagle ray; Aetobatus narinari.
  

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• noun glossy black North American salamander with yellow spots
  Ambystoma maculatum.
  
• noun European salamander having dark skin with usually yellow spots
  fire salamander; Salamandra maculosa.
  

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• noun common North American sandpiper
  Actitis macularia.
  

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• noun weakfish of southern Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of United States
  spotted sea trout; spotted squeateague; Cynoscion nebulosus.
  

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• noun small skunk with a marbled black and white coat; of United States and Mexico
  Spilogale putorius; little spotted skunk.
  

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• noun weakfish of southern Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of United States
  spotted sea trout; spotted squeateague; Cynoscion nebulosus.
  

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• noun inhabits streams from South Carolina to Florida; esteemed panfish
  Lepomis punctatus; stumpknocker.
  

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• noun tall biennial water hemlock of northeastern North America having purple-spotted stems and clusters of extremely poisonous tuberous roots resembling small sweet potatoes
  spotted hemlock; spotted cowbane.
  

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• noun weakfish of southern Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of United States
  spotted sea trout; spotted squeateague; Cynoscion nebulosus.
  

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• (Astron.), dark spots that appear on the sun's disk, consisting commonly of a black central portion with a surrounding border of lighter shade, and usually seen only by the telescope, but sometimes by the naked eye. They are very changeable in their figure and dimensions, and vary in size from mere apparent points to spaces of 50,000 miles in diameter. The term sun spots is often used to include bright spaces (called faculæ) as well as dark spaces (called maculæ). Called also solar spots. See Illustration in Appendix.

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• noun one of four playing cards in a deck with ten pips on the face
  ten.
  

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• to cut or chip it, in preparation for hewing.

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• noun red ladybug with a black spot on each wing
  Adalia bipunctata.
  

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• noun an area where many people go for recreation
  resort area; playground.
  

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• noun a place of especial vulnerability
  soft spot; weak part.
  

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• noun a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion
  fret.
  

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• noun any of several fungous or viral diseases characterized by yellow spotting on the leaves
  
• noun a small yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision
  macular area; macula; macula lutea.
  

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• . (a) (Anat.) A small yellowish spot with a central pit, the fovea centralis, in the center of the retina where vision is most accurate. See Eye. (b) (Zoöl.) A small American butterfly (Polites Peckius) of the Skipper family. Its wings are brownish, with a large, irregular, bright yellow spot on each of the hind wings, most conspicuous beneath. Called also Peck's skipper. See Illust. under Skipper, n., 5.

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• noun fungus causing yellow spot (a sugarcane disease in Australia)
  Cercospora kopkei.
  

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• adjective satellite having yellow spots
  

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