Synonyms: blot, smear, smirch, spot, stain
Definition: an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
Usage: he made a huge blot on his copybook
Similar words: mistake, error, fault
Definition: a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
Usage: he made a bad mistake; she was quick to point out my errors; I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults
Synonyms: berth, billet, spot, situation, position, post, place, office
Definition: a job in an organization
Usage: he occupied a post in the treasury
Similar words: business, job, line, line of work, occupation
Definition: the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
Usage: he's not in my line of business
Synonyms: spot
Definition: a business establishment for entertainment
Usage: night spot
Similar words: place of business, business establishment
Definition: an establishment (a factory or an assembly plant or retail store or warehouse etc.) where business is conducted, goods are made or stored or processed or where services are rendered
Synonyms: spot
Definition: a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value
Usage: an eight-spot
Similar words: playing card
Definition: one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games
Definition: a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer
Similar words: lamp
Definition: an artificial source of visible illumination
Synonyms: spot, speckle, dapple, fleck, maculation, patch
Definition: a small contrasting part of something
Usage: a bald spot; a leopard's spots; a patch of clouds; patches of thin ice; a fleck of red
Similar words: marking
Definition: a pattern of marks
Synonyms: blot, spot, slur, smear, smirch, smudge, daub
Definition: a blemish made by dirt
Usage: he had a smudge on his cheek
Similar words: mar, defect, blemish
Definition: a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
Usage: a facial blemish
Definition: an outstanding characteristic
Usage: his acting was one of the high points of the movie
Similar words: characteristic
Definition: a distinguishing quality
Synonyms: spot
Definition: a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance
Usage: they changed his spot on the program
Similar words: section, subdivision
Definition: a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
Usage: he always turns first to the business section; the history of this work is discussed in the next section
Synonyms: spot
Definition: a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising
Similar words: section, subdivision
Definition: a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
Usage: he always turns first to the business section; the history of this work is discussed in the next section
Definition: a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)
Similar words: mark, marker, marking
Definition: a distinguishing symbol
Usage: the owner's mark was on all the sheep
Synonyms: topographic point, spot, place
Definition: a point located with respect to surface features of some region
Usage: this is a nice place for a picnic; a bright spot on a planet
Similar words: point
Definition: the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
Usage: she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street
Definition: a small piece or quantity of something
Usage: a spot of tea; a bit of paper; a bit of lint; I gave him a bit of my mind
Similar words: small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity
Definition: an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
Definition: a slight attack of illness
Usage: he has a touch of rheumatism
Similar words: attack
Definition: a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition
Usage: an attack of diarrhea
Synonyms: spot
Definition: mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition
Usage: spot the areas that one should clearly identify
Similar words: mark
Definition: make or leave a mark on
Usage: the scouts marked the trail; ash marked the believers' foreheads
Synonyms: spot
Definition: become spotted
Usage: This dress spots quickly
Similar words: change
Definition: undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
Usage: She changed completely as she grew older; The weather changed last night
Synonyms: blob, blot, spot, fleck
Definition: make a spot or mark onto
Usage: The wine spotted the tablecloth
Similar words: change surface
Definition: undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface
Definition: mar or impair with a flaw
Usage: her face was blemished
Similar words: soil, grime, begrime, bemire, colly, dirty
Definition: make soiled, filthy, or dirty
Usage: don't soil your clothes when you play outside!
Synonyms: descry, spot, spy, espy
Definition: catch sight of
Definition: catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes
Usage: he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge