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Main Entry:
spot [spot]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: mark, stain
Synonyms: atom, blemish, blot, blotch, daub, discoloration, dollop, dram, drop, flaw, iota, jot, little bit, mite, molecule, mote, nip, particle, pimple, pinch, shot, smidgen, smudge, snort, speck, taint, whit
Antonyms: plainness
Main Entry: spot
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: bad situation
Synonyms: box*, corner*, difficulty, dilemma, fix, hole*, jam, mess, pickle, plight, predicament, quandary, scrape, trouble
Antonyms: benefit, boon, success
Main Entry: spot
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: position in organization
Synonyms: appointment, berth, billet, connection, job, office, place, post, responsibility, situation, station, work
Example Sentences
  • For fans who hang on every pitch, teams losing their grip on a playoff spot seems to happen in slow motion.
  • About a month ago, one of the cats developed a small bald spot on her head.
  • At the same time, the volume of electronic communication is exploding, complicating efforts to spot misconduct.
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Main Entry: spot
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: mark, stain
Synonyms: besmirch, bespatter, blot, blotch, dapple, dirty, dot, fleck, maculate, marble, mottle, pepper, pimple, soil, spatter, speck, speckle, splash, splotch, stipple, streak, stripe, stud, sully, taint, tarnish
Antonyms: clean, unspot
Main Entry: spot
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: see, recognize
Synonyms: catch, catch sight of, descry, detect, determinate, diagnose, discern, discover, distinguish, encounter, espy, ferret out, find, identify, locate, make out, meet with, observe, pick out, pinpoint, place, point out, sight, trace, track, turn up
Antonyms: overlook
Main Entry: act
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: part of a performance
Synonyms: bit*, curtain, epilogue, gag, introduction, number, piece, prologue, routine, scene, schtick, show, sketch, spot, turn
Notes: an act is the main dramatic unit and a scene is a division within an act
Main Entry: advance
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: promote or propose an idea
Synonyms: adduce, allege, ballyhoo, beat the drum for, benefit, boost, cite, encourage, foster, further, get ink for, hype*, introduce, lay forward, make a pitch for, offer, plug*, present, proffer, puff, push, put forward, put on the map, serve, set forth, splash, spot, submit, suggest, throw spotlight on, urge
Antonyms: hesitate, stop, withdraw
Main Entry: advertise
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: publicize for the purpose of selling or causing one to want
Synonyms: acquaint, advance, advise, announce, apprise, ballyhoo, beat the drum for, bill, blazon, boost*, build up, circularize, communicate, declare, disclose, display, divulge, drum, endorse, exhibit, expose, flaunt, get on soapbox for, hard sell, herald, hype*, inform, make a pitch, make known, notify, pitch, plug, press agent, proclaim, promote, promulgate, puff, push, put on the map, reveal, show, soft sell, splash*, sponsor, spot, tout, uncover, unmask
Antonyms: hide, keep secret
Main Entry: atom
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: smallest part of something
Synonyms: bit, crumb, dot, fragment, grain, iota, jot, minimum, mite, modicum, molecule, morsel, mote, ounce, particle, scintilla, scrap, shred, smidgen, speck, spot, tittle, trace, whit
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