SPOTTING Synonyms
There are 29 hypernyms of the word spotting. (close relations)
Definition of SPOTTING
Best Alternative Words for SPOTTING
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detecting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • a police investigation to determine the perpetrator | ||||||||
discerning | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • having or revealing keen insight and good judgment adjective satellite • unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic • quick to understand • able to make or detect effects of great subtlety; sensitive | ||||||||
finding | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation • the decision of a court on issues of fact or law • something that is found | ||||||||
looking | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; look • the act of searching visually adjective satellite • appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms | ||||||||
observing | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception | ||||||||
seeing | verb, adverb, noun, adjectivev, adv, n, adj | |||||||
noun • perception by means of the eyes • normal use of the faculty of vision adjective satellite • having vision, not blind | ||||||||
noticing | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an announcement containing information about an event • the act of noticing or paying attention • a request for payment • advance notification (usually written) of the intention to withdraw from an arrangement of contract • a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement • polite or favorable attention • a short critical review verb • discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes • notice or perceive • make or write a comment on • express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with | ||||||||
perceiving | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
verb • to become aware of through the senses • become conscious of | ||||||||
recognizing | verbv | |||||||
verb • accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority • be fully aware or cognizant of • detect with the senses • perceive to be the same • grant credentials to • express greetings upon meeting someone • express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for • exhibit recognition for (an antigen or a substrate) • show approval or appreciation of | ||||||||
witnessing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • someone who sees an event and reports what happened • a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind) • testimony by word or deed to your religious faith • (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature • (law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law verb • be a witness to • perceive or be contemporaneous with | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
smirch | verbv | |||||||
noun • a blemish made by dirt • an act that brings discredit to the person who does it verb • smear so as to make dirty or stained • charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone | ||||||||
bit | adverb, nounadv, n | |||||||
noun • a small piece or quantity of something • a small fragment of something broken off from the whole • an indefinitely short time • an instance of some kind • piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding • a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states • a small amount of solid food; a mouthful • a small fragment • a short performance that is part of a longer program • the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers • the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press | ||||||||
blemish | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body) verb • mar or spoil the appearance of • mar or impair with a flaw • add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective | ||||||||
blob | nounn | |||||||
noun • an indistinct shapeless form verb • make a spot or mark onto | ||||||||
dapple | verbv | |||||||
noun • a small contrasting part of something verb • colour with streaks or blotches of different shades | ||||||||
daub | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • material used to daub walls • a blemish made by dirt • an unskillful painting verb • coat with plaster • apply to a surface • cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it | ||||||||
descry | verbv | |||||||
verb • catch sight of | ||||||||