Antonyms for spots
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : spot |
| Phonetic Transcription : spÉ’t |
Definition of spots
Origin :- c.1200, "moral stain," probably from Old English splott "a spot, blot, patch (of land)" infl. by Middle Dutch spotte "spot, speck." Other cognates are East Frisian spot "speck," North Frisian spot "speck, piece of ground," Old Norse spotti "small piece." It is likely that some of these are borrowed, but the exact evolution now is impossible to trace.
- Meaning "speck, stain" is from mid-14c. The sense of "particular place" is from c.1300. Meaning "short interval in a broadcast for an advertisement or announcement" is from 1923. Proceeded by a number (e.g. five-spot) it originally was a term for "prison sentence" of that many years (1901, American English slang). To put (someone) on the spot "place in a difficult situation" is from 1928. Colloquial phrase to hit the spot "satisfy, be what is required" is from 1868. Spot check first attested 1933. Spot on "completely, accurately" is attested from 1920.
- noun mark, stain
- noun location
- noun bad situation
- noun position in organization
- verb mark, stain
- verb see, recognize
- In one or two spots the water ran over, and those spots were slippery.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- But the way was rugged, broken, and in spots nearly impassable.
- Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
- I listened long and intently to speech I could not understand—or but in spots.
- Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling
- Threes or fours I think, but four of the cards had a like number of spots.
- Extract from : « In a Steamer Chair and Other Stories » by Robert Barr
- Sometimes you remind me—in spots, as it were—of George Sand.
- Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
- The leopard may or may not change his spots, but I sha'n't. I like this one and here I stay.
- Extract from : « The Woman-Haters » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- While they were in the carriage the clouds had been gathering, and now some spots of rain were falling.
- Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
- There were two or three spots which had become Albert Speranza's favorites.
- Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
- It was also of pale pink, with spots on its print like little shells on a big scallop.
- Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
- There are plenty of spots where she can be cast away safely and none to know it.
- Extract from : « Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer » by Cyrus Townsend Brady
Synonyms for spots
- appointment
- atom
- berth
- besmirch
- bespatter
- billet
- blemish
- blot
- blotch
- box
- catch
- catch sight of
- connection
- corner
- dapple
- daub
- descry
- detect
- determinate
- diagnose
- difficulty
- dilemma
- dirty
- discern
- discoloration
- discover
- distinguish
- dollop
- dot
- dram
- drop
- encounter
- espy
- ferret out
- find
- fix
- flaw
- fleck
- hangout
- hole
- identify
- iota
- jam
- job
- joint
- jot
- layout
- little bit
- locality
- locate
- locus
- maculate
- make out
- marble
- meet with
- mess
- mite
- molecule
- mote
- mottle
- nip
- observe
- office
- pad
- particle
- pepper
- pick out
- pickle
- pimple
- pinch
- pinpoint
- place
- plant
- plight
- point
- point out
- position
- post
- predicament
- quandary
- responsibility
- roof
- scene
- scrape
- seat
- section
- sector
- shot
- sight
- site
- situation
- slot
- smidgen
- smudge
- snort
- soil
- spatter
- speck
- speckle
- splash
- splotch
- station
- stipple
- streak
- stripe
- stud
- sully
- taint
- tarnish
- trace
- track
- trouble
- turn up
- wherever
- whit
- work
- X
- X marks the spot
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