a point located with respect to surface features of some region; this is a nice place for a picnic; a bright spot on a planet

[ Syn: topographic point , place ]

a small piece or quantity of something; a spot of tea; a bit of paper; a bit of lint; I gave him a bit of my mind

[ Syn: bit ]

a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)

[ Syn: pip ]

a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer

[ Syn: spotlight ]

a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value; an eight-spot'

an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; he made a huge blot on his copybook

[ Syn: blot , smear , smirch , stain ]

a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising

an outstanding characteristic; his acting was one of the high points of the movie

[ Syn: point ]

a blemish made by dirt; he had a smudge on his cheek

[ Syn: smudge , blot , daub , smear , smirch , slur ]

a small contrasting part of something; a bald spot; a leopards spots; a patch of clouds; patches of thin ice; a fleck of red

[ Syn: speckle , dapple , patch , fleck , maculation ]

a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance; they changed his spot on the program'

a business establishment for entertainment; night spot'

a job in an organization; he occupied a post in the treasury

[ Syn: position , post , berth , office , billet , place , situation ]

a slight attack of illness; he has a touch of rheumatism

[ Syn: touch ]

catch sight of

[ Syn: descry , espy , spy ]

detect with the senses; The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards; I cant make out the faces in this photograph

[ Syn: recognize , recognise , distinguish , discern , pick out , make out , tell apart ]

mar or impair with a flaw; her face was blemished

[ Syn: blemish ]

make a spot or mark onto; The wine spotted the tablecloth

[ Syn: fleck , blob , blot ]

become spotted; This dress spots quickly'

mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition; spot the areas that one should clearly identify'