SPOT Synonyms
There are 29 hypernyms of the word spot. (close relations)
Definition of SPOT
Best Alternative Words for SPOT
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| place | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a point located with respect to surface features of some region • any area set aside for a particular purpose • an abstract mental location • a general vicinity • the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another • a particular situation • where you live at a particular time • a job in an organization • the particular portion of space occupied by something • proper or designated social situation • a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane) • the passage that is being read • proper or appropriate position or location • a public square with room for pedestrians • an item on a list or in a sequence • a blank area verb • put into a certain place or abstract location • place somebody in a particular situation or location • assign a rank or rating to • assign a location to • to arrange for • take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal • intend (something) to move towards a certain goal • recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something • assign to (a job or a home) • locate • estimate • identify the location or place of • make an investment • assign to a station • finish second or better in a horse or dog race • sing a note with the correct pitch | ||||||||
| point | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a geometric element that has position but no extension • the precise location of something; a spatially limited location • a brief version of the essential meaning of something • an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole • a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process • an instant of time • the object of an activity • a V shape • a very small circular shape • the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest • a promontory extending out into a large body of water • a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list • a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect • an outstanding characteristic • sharp end • any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass • a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch • one percent of the total principal of a loan; it is paid at the time the loan is made and is independent of the interest on the loan • a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations • a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer • the dot at the left of a decimal fraction • the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip • a distinguishing or individuating characteristic • the gun muzzle's direction • a wall socket • a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs verb • indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively • be oriented • direct into a position for use • direct the course; determine the direction of travelling • be a signal for or a symptom of • sail close to the wind • mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics • mark with diacritics • mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes • be positionable in a specified manner • intend (something) to move towards a certain goal • indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle • give a point to • repair the joints of bricks | ||||||||
| area | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography) • a subject of study • a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve • a particular environment or walk of life • a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function • the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary | ||||||||
| district | nounn | |||||||
noun • a region marked off for administrative or other purposes verb • regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns | ||||||||
| domain | nounn | |||||||
noun • a particular environment or walk of life • territory over which rule or control is exercised • (mathematics) the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined • people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest • the content of a particular field of knowledge | ||||||||
| field | nounn | |||||||
noun • a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed • a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought • somewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collected • a branch of knowledge • the space around a radiating body within which its electromagnetic oscillations can exert force on another similar body not in contact with it • a particular kind of commercial enterprise • a particular environment or walk of life • a piece of land prepared for playing a game • extensive tract of level open land • (mathematics) a set of elements such that addition and multiplication are commutative and associative and multiplication is distributive over addition and there are two elements 0 and 1 • a region in which active military operations are in progress • all of the horses in a particular horse race • all the competitors in a particular contest or sporting event • a geographic region (land or sea) under which something valuable is found • (computer science) a set of one or more adjacent characters comprising a unit of information • the area that is visible (as through an optical instrument) • a place where planes take off and land verb • catch or pick up (balls) in baseball or cricket • play as a fielder • answer adequately or successfully • select (a team or individual player) for a game | ||||||||
| locale | nounn | |||||||
noun • the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting) | ||||||||
| locality | nounn | |||||||
noun • a surrounding or nearby region | ||||||||
| location | nounn | |||||||
noun • a point or extent in space; a point or extent in space • the act of putting something in a certain place • a determination of the place where something is • a workplace away from a studio at which some or all of a movie may be made | ||||||||
| position | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the particular portion of space occupied by something • a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons • a way of regarding situations or topics etc. • the arrangement of the body and its limbs • the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society • a job in an organization • the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated • the appropriate or customary location • (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player • the act of putting something in a certain place • a condition or position in which you find yourself • a rationalized mental attitude • an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute • an item on a list or in a sequence • the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another • the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom verb • cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation • put into a certain place or abstract location | ||||||||
| region | nounn | |||||||
noun • the extended spatial location of something • a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve • a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth • the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of') • a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about | ||||||||
| sector | nounn | |||||||
noun • a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle • a social group that forms part of the society or the economy • a particular aspect of life or activity • the minimum track length that can be assigned to store information; unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes • a portion of a military position • measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged at one end | ||||||||
| site | verb, adverb, nounv, adv, n | |||||||
noun • the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located) • physical position in relation to the surroundings • a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web; a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web verb • assign a location to | ||||||||
| territory | nounn | |||||||
noun • a region marked off for administrative or other purposes • an area of knowledge or interest • the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state | ||||||||
| tract | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an extended area of land • a system of body parts that together serve some particular purpose • a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet • a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain | ||||||||
| vicinity | nounn | |||||||
noun • a surrounding or nearby region | ||||||||
| zone | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features • any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude • an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic • (anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure verb • regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns • separate or apportion into sections | ||||||||
| blot | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a blemish made by dirt • an act that brings discredit to the person who does it verb • dry (ink) with blotting paper • make a spot or mark onto | ||||||||
| fleck | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a small fragment of something broken off from the whole • a small contrasting part of something verb • make a spot or mark onto | ||||||||
| smear | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • slanderous defamation • a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope • a blemish made by dirt • an act that brings discredit to the person who does it verb • stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance • make a smudge on; soil by smudging • cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it • charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone | ||||||||
