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Words with a similar base: spot, spotlight

'spot'

[topographic_point.n.01] as in: a point located with respect to surface features of some region

Examples:
this is a nice place for a picnic
a bright spot on a planet

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[spot.n.02] as in: a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising

'spot'

[point.n.14] as in: an outstanding characteristic

Examples:
his acting was one of the high points of the movie

'spot'

[smudge.n.02] as in: a blemish made by dirt

Examples:
he had a smudge on his cheek

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[spot.n.05] as in: a small contrasting part of something

Examples:
a bald spot
a leopard's spots
a patch of clouds
patches of thin ice
a fleck of red

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[spot.n.06] as in: a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance

Examples:
they changed his spot on the program

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[spot.n.07] as in: a business establishment for entertainment

Examples:
night spot

'spot'

[position.n.06] as in: a job in an organization

Examples:
he occupied a post in the treasury

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[touch.n.08] as in: a slight attack of illness

Examples:
he has a touch of rheumatism

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[spot.n.10] as in: a small piece or quantity of something

Examples:
a spot of tea
a bit of paper
a bit of lint
I gave him a bit of my mind

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[spot.n.11] as in: a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)

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[spotlight.n.02] as in: a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer

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[spot.n.13] as in: a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value

Examples:
an eight-spot

'spot'

[blot.n.02] as in: an act that brings discredit to the person who does it

Examples:
he made a huge blot on his copybook

'spot'

[descry.v.01] as in: catch sight of

'spot'

[spot.v.02] as in: detect with the senses

Examples:
The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards
I can't make out the faces in this photograph

'spot'

[blemish.v.02] as in: mar or impair with a flaw

Examples:
her face was blemished

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[spot.v.04] as in: make a spot or mark onto

Examples:
The wine spotted the tablecloth

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[spot.v.05] as in: become spotted

Examples:
This dress spots quickly

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[spot.v.06] as in: mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition

Examples:
spot the areas that one should clearly identify