spot in WordNet English dictionary

1. a job in an organization
   "he occupied a post in the treasury"
   position  post  berth  office  spot  billet  place  situation 
   
2. a small piece or quantity of something
   "a spot of tea"; "a bit of paper"; "a bit of lint"; "I gave him a bit of my mind"
   spot  bit 
   
3. an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
   "he made a huge blot on his copybook"
   blot  smear  smirch  spot  stain 
   
4. a blemish made by dirt
   "he had a smudge on his cheek"
   smudge  spot  blot  daub  smear  smirch  slur 
   
5. a small contrasting part of something
   "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red"
   spot  speckle  dapple  patch  fleck  maculation 
   
6. a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)
   spot  pip 
   
7. a point located with respect to surface features of some region
   "this is a nice place for a picnic"; "a bright spot on a planet"
   topographic point  place  spot 
   
8. an outstanding characteristic
   "his acting was one of the high points of the movie"
   point  spot 
   
9. a business establishment for entertainment
   "night spot"
   spot 
   
10. a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer
    spotlight  spot 
    
11. a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value
    "an eight-spot"
    spot 
    
12. a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance
    "they changed his spot on the program"
    spot 
    
13. a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising
    spot 
    
14. a slight attack of illness
    "he has a touch of rheumatism"
    touch  spot 
    

1. mar or impair with a flaw
   "her face was blemished"
   blemish  spot 
   
2. make a spot or mark onto
   "The wine spotted the tablecloth"
   spot  fleck  blob  blot 
   
3. catch sight of
   descry  spot  espy  spy 
   
4. detect with the senses
   "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph"
   spot  recognize  recognise  distinguish  discern  pick out  make out  tell apart 
   
5. mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition
   "spot the areas that one should clearly identify"
   spot 
   
6. become spotted
   "This dress spots quickly"
   spot