āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
01
āĻĻāĻžāĻ, āĻāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¨
a small usually round mark that has a different color or texture from the surface it is on
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The leopard's coat was covered in distinctive spots that helped it blend into its environment.
āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¤āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻžāĻ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻŦā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤āĨ¤
02
āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨, āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻž
a specific point or location identified relative to surrounding features in an area or region
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Police found the suspect at the exact spot described by witnesses.
āĻĒā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻļ āĻ¸āĻžāĻā§āĻˇā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻšāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¨āĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Teenage acne often causes spots on the face.
āĻāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ āĻŽā§āĻā§ āĻĢā§āĻ¸āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
04
āĻ¸ā§āĻ˛āĻ, āĻ āĻāĻļ
a segment of a radio or television program assigned to a performer, topic, or advertisement
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The station ran a short advertising spot during the news.
āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻļāĻ¨āĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
05
āĻĻāĻžāĻ, āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ˛āĻž
a small mark or blemish on a surface, including dirt, stain, or smear
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He wiped a spot of dirt off his shirt.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻļāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻžāĻ āĻŽā§āĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
06
āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻā§āĻ¯, āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¯ āĻā§āĻŖ
an outstanding characteristic or notable feature of a person, thing, or situation
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
One spot of the project stood out for its creativity.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻļā§āĻ˛āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
07
āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ
a short section, illustration, or advertisement within a magazine, radio, or TV program
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
A TV spot promoted the new movie.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
08
āĻĒāĻĻ, āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨
a position, job, or role within an organization
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The orchestra offered her a spot as first violinist.
āĻ
āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻŦā§āĻšāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻĻ āĻ
āĻĢāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
09
āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨
a place of business or establishment, especially for entertainment or leisure
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The jazz spot was crowded on Saturday night.
āĻļāĻ¨āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
10
āĻĻāĻžāĻ, āĻāĻ˛āĻā§āĻ
an act or incident that brings discredit or dishonor
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The scandal put a spot on the company's image.
āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻŽā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻžāĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
11
āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻ°
a lamp producing a strong, focused beam of light, often used to illuminate a performer or area on stage
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
A bright spot illuminated the singer during the solo.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻ āĻāĻāĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
12
a card marked with a number of symbols indicating its value in a game
13
āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§, āĻāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¨
a mark on a die or playing card indicating value
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She counted the spots on the playing card.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻŖāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
14
āĻĢā§āĻāĻāĻž, āĻ āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ
a small quantity or portion of something, usually liquid
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
There was a spot of water on the counter.
āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
15
a brief or minor attack of illness
to spot
01
āĻĻā§āĻāĻž, āĻāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to notice or see someone or something that is hard to do so
Transitive: to spot sb/sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The detective managed to spot the suspect in the crowded market.
āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻšāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¨āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to mark something with small spots or marks to make it easy to recognize
Transitive: to spot sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He spotted the tree with a small red tag for future reference.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ¯āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻ°ā§āĻĢāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
03
āĻĻāĻžāĻ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to develop marks or stains, often in the form of small, irregular patches
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The wall will spot if you do n't clean up the paint spill soon.
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻ āĻ°āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻŦā§ āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛ āĻĻāĻžāĻ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻŦā§āĨ¤
04
āĻĻāĻžāĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to put a small mark or stain onto something
Transitive: to spot sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
I did n't mean to spot the tablecloth with the sauce, but it happened.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛āĻā§āĻ˛āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻ¸āĻ¸ā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¨āĻŋ, āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻž āĻšā§ā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĨ¤
05
āĻāĻ˛āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to damage or tarnish someone's reputation or moral integrity
Transitive: to spot a person or their moral qualities
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
One bad decision can spot a person âs character for a long time.
06
āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to assist someone during a heavy lift, especially to ensure safety in exercises like the bench press
Slang
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He always asks a friend to spot him when lifting heavy.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŦāĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻšāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
spotless
spotty
spot
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
