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Good spot."},{"definition":"A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so called from a spot on its head just above the beak.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A food fish (Leiostomus xanthurus) of the Atlantic coast of the United States, with a black spot behind the shoulders and fifteen oblique dark bars on the sides.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The southern redfish, or red horse (Sciaenops ocellatus), which has a spot on each side at the base of the tail.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(in the plural, brokers' slang) Commodities, such as merchandise and cotton, sold for immediate delivery.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An autosoliton.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A decimal point; point.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Twelve spot two five pounds sterling. (ie. £12.25)"},{"definition":"Any of various points marked on the table, from which balls are played, in snooker, pool, billiards, etc.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Any of the balls marked with spots in the game of pool, which one player aims to pot, the other player taking the stripes.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To see, find; to pick out, notice, locate, distinguish or identify.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Try to spot the differences between these two pictures."},{"definition":"To loan a small amount of money to someone.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I’ll spot you ten dollars for lunch."},{"definition":"To stain; to leave a spot (on).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Hard water will spot if it is left on a surface."},{"definition":"To remove, or attempt to remove, a stain.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I spotted the carpet where the child dropped spaghetti."},{"definition":"To retouch a photograph on film to remove minor flaws.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To support or assist a maneuver, or to be prepared to assist if safety dictates.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I can’t do a back handspring unless somebody spots me."},{"definition":"To keep the head and eyes pointing in a single direction while turning.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Most figure skaters do not spot their turns like dancers do."},{"definition":"To stain; to blemish; to taint; to disgrace; to tarnish, as reputation.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To cut or chip (timber) in preparation for hewing.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To place an object at a location indicated by a spot. Notably in billiards or snooker.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The referee had to spot the pink on the blue spot."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"adjective","definitions":[{"definition":"Available on the spot; for immediate payment or delivery.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"spot wheat; spot cash; a spot contract"}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/spot"]}]