| dirty | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. begrime, bemire, colly, dirty, grime, soil | make soiled, filthy, or dirty.; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ foul | make unclean.; "foul the water" |
| ~ contaminate, pollute, foul | make impure.; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake" |
| ~ smear | stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance. |
| ~ slime | cover or stain with slime.; "The snake slimed his victim" |
| ~ muddy, muddy up | dirty with mud. |
| ~ splash | soil or stain with a splashed liquid. |
| ~ mud, muck up, muck, mire | soil with mud, muck, or mire.; "The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden" |
| ~ crock | soil with or as with crock. |
| ~ blemish, spot | mar or impair with a flaw.; "her face was blemished" |
| adj. | 2. dirty, soiled, unclean | soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime.; "dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves" |
| ~ augean | extremely filthy from long neglect. |
| ~ bedraggled, draggled | limp and soiled as if dragged in the mud.; "the beggar's bedraggled clothes"; "scarecrows in battered hats or draggled skirts" |
| ~ befouled, fouled | made dirty or foul.; "a building befouled with soot"; "breathing air fouled and darkened with factory soot" |
| ~ begrimed, dingy, grimy, grungy, grubby, raunchy | thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot.; "a miner's begrimed face"; "dingy linen"; "grimy hands"; "grubby little fingers"; "a grungy kitchen" |
| ~ smutty, black | soiled with dirt or soot.; "with feet black from playing outdoors"; "his shirt was black within an hour" |
| ~ buggy | infested with bugs. |
| ~ cobwebby | covered with cobwebs. |
| ~ dirty-faced | having a dirty face.; "a crowd of dirty-faced ragamuffins surrounded him" |
| ~ feculent | foul with waste matter. |
| ~ filthy, nasty, foul | disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter.; "as filthy as a pigsty"; "a foul pond"; "a nasty pigsty of a room" |
| ~ flyblown, squalid, sordid | foul and run-down and repulsive.; "a flyblown bar on the edge of town"; "a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town"; "squalid living conditions"; "sordid shantytowns" |
| ~ greasy, oily | smeared or soiled with grease or oil.; "greasy coveralls"; "get rid of rubbish and oily rags" |
| ~ lousy | infested with lice.; "burned their lousy clothes" |
| ~ maculate | spotted or blotched. |
| ~ mucky, muddy | dirty and messy; covered with mud or muck.; "muddy boots"; "a mucky stable" |
| ~ ratty | dirty and infested with rats. |
| ~ scummy | covered with scum.; "the scummy surface of the polluted pond" |
| ~ smudgy | smeared with something that soils or stains; these words are often used in combination.; "oil-smeared work clothes"; "hostile faces smirched by the grime and rust"; "ink-smudged fingers" |
| ~ snot-nosed, snotty | dirty with nasal discharge.; "a snotty nose"; "a house full of snot-nosed kids" |
| ~ sooty | covered with or as if with soot.; "a sooty chimney" |
| ~ travel-soiled, travel-stained | soiled from travel.; "travel-soiled clothes" |
| ~ uncleanly | habitually unclean. |
| ~ unswept | not having been swept.; "unswept floors" |
| ~ unwashed | not cleaned with or as if with soap and water.; "a sink full of unwashed dishes" |
| ~ untidy | not neat and tidy.; "careless and untidy in her personal habits"; "an untidy living room"; "untidy and casual about money" |
| adj. | 3. dirty | (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency.; "dirty words"; "a dirty old man"; "dirty books and movies"; "boys telling dirty jokes"; "has a dirty mouth" |
| ~ bawdy, ribald, off-color | humorously vulgar.; "bawdy songs"; "off-color jokes"; "ribald language" |
| ~ profane, blasphemous, blue | characterized by profanity or cursing.; "foul-mouthed and blasphemous"; "blue language"; "profane words" |
| ~ dirty-minded | having lewd thoughts. |
| ~ cruddy, smutty, filthy, nasty, foul | characterized by obscenity.; "had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes" |
| ~ foul-mouthed, foul-spoken | using foul or obscene language.; "noisy foul-mouthed women all shouting at once" |
| ~ lewd, raunchy, salacious, obscene | suggestive of or tending to moral looseness.; "lewd whisperings of a dirty old man"; "an indecent gesture"; "obscene telephone calls"; "salacious limericks" |
| ~ scabrous | dealing with salacious or indecent material.; "a scabrous novel" |
| ~ scatological | dealing pruriently with excrement and excretory functions.; "scatological literature" |
| ~ indecent | offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters.; "an earthy but not indecent story"; "an indecent gesture" |
| adj. | 4. dirty, filthy, lousy | vile; despicable.; "a dirty (or lousy) trick"; "a filthy traitor" |
| ~ nasty, awful | offensive or even (of persons) malicious.; "in a nasty mood"; "a nasty accident"; "a nasty shock"; "a nasty smell"; "a nasty trick to pull"; "Will he say nasty things at my funeral?" |
| adj. | 5. contaminating, dirty | spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination.; "the air near the foundry was always dirty"; "a dirty bomb releases enormous amounts of long-lived radioactive fallout" |
| adj. | 6. dirty, pestiferous | contaminated with infecting organisms.; "dirty wounds"; "obliged to go into infected rooms" |
| ~ infected, septic | containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms.; "a septic sore throat"; "a septic environment"; "septic sewage" |
| adj. | 7. dingy, dirty, muddied, muddy | (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear.; "dirty"; "a dirty (or dingy) white"; "the muddied grey of the sea"; "muddy colors"; "dirty-green walls"; "dirty-blonde hair" |
| ~ impure | combined with extraneous elements. |
| adj. | 8. dirty, foul, marked-up | (of a manuscript) defaced with changes.; "foul (or dirty) copy" |
| ~ illegible | (of handwriting, print, etc.) not legible.; "illegible handwriting" |
| adj. | 9. dirty, ill-gotten | obtained illegally or by improper means.; "dirty money"; "ill-gotten gains" |
| ~ illegal | prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules.; "an illegal chess move" |
| adj. | 10. dirty | expressing or revealing hostility or dislike.; "dirty looks" |
| ~ hostile | characterized by enmity or ill will.; "a hostile nation"; "a hostile remark"; "hostile actions" |
| adj. | 11. cheating, dirty, foul, unsporting, unsportsmanlike | violating accepted standards or rules.; "a dirty fighter"; "used foul means to gain power"; "a nasty unsporting serve"; "fined for unsportsmanlike behavior" |
| ~ unfair, unjust | not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception.; "used unfair methods"; "it was an unfair trial"; "took an unfair advantage" |
| adj. | 12. dirty, sordid | unethical or dishonest.; "dirty police officers"; "a sordid political campaign" |
| ~ corrupt | lacking in integrity.; "humanity they knew to be corrupt...from the day of Adam's creation"; "a corrupt and incompetent city government" |
| adj. | 13. dirty | unpleasantly stormy.; "there's dirty weather in the offing" |
| ~ stormy | (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion.; "a stormy day"; "wide and stormy seas" |
| blemish | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. blemish, defect, mar | a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body).; "a facial blemish" |
| ~ appearance, visual aspect | outward or visible aspect of a person or thing. |
| ~ birthmark, nevus | a blemish on the skin that is formed before birth. |
| ~ chatter mark | a mark made by a chattering tool on the surface of a workpiece. |
| ~ chip, check | a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something. |
| ~ crack | a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts.; "there was a crack in the mirror" |
| ~ gouge, nick, ding, dent | an impression in a surface (as made by a blow). |
| ~ mole | a small congenital pigmented spot on the skin. |
| ~ scar, scrape, scratch, mark | an indication of damage. |
| ~ burn mark, burn | a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body). |
| ~ blot, smirch, daub, smudge, slur, smear, spot | a blemish made by dirt.; "he had a smudge on his cheek" |
| ~ stigma | a skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some disease. |
| ~ verruca, wart | (pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus. |
| ~ milium, whitehead | a small whitish lump in the skin due to a clogged sebaceous gland. |
| ~ blackhead, comedo | a black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin. |
| v. (contact) | 2. blemish, deface, disfigure | mar or spoil the appearance of.; "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue" |
| ~ mar, deflower, impair, vitiate, spoil | make imperfect.; "nothing marred her beauty" |
| ~ mangle, maul | injure badly by beating. |
| ~ pock, scar, pit, mark | mark with a scar.; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently" |
| v. (contact) | 3. blemish, spot | mar or impair with a flaw.; "her face was blemished" |
| ~ begrime, bemire, colly, dirty, grime, soil | make soiled, filthy, or dirty.; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!" |
| v. (change) | 4. blemish, flaw | add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective. |
| ~ damage | inflict damage upon.; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree" |
| bowling | | |
| n. (act) | 1. bowling | a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them. |
| ~ game | a contest with rules to determine a winner.; "you need four people to play this game" |
| ~ frame | one of the ten divisions into which bowling is divided. |
| ~ tenpin bowling, tenpins | bowling down an alley at a target of ten wooden pins. |
| ~ ninepins, skittles | a bowling game that is played by rolling a bowling ball down a bowling alley at a target of nine wooden pins. |
| ~ duckpins | a bowling game using a pin smaller than a tenpin but proportionately wider. |
| ~ candlepin bowling, candlepins | a bowling game using slender bowling pins. |
| ~ bowls, lawn bowling | a bowling game played on a level lawn with biased wooden balls that are rolled at a jack. |
| ~ bocce, bocci, boccie | Italian bowling played on a long narrow dirt court. |
| ~ pocket | (bowling) the space between the headpin and the pins behind it on the right or left.; "the ball hit the pocket and gave him a perfect strike" |
| ~ convert | score (a spare). |
| n. (act) | 2. bowling | (cricket) the act of delivering a cricket ball to the batsman. |
| ~ throw | the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist).; "the catcher made a good throw to second base" |
| ~ cricket | a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs. |
| ~ chinaman | a ball bowled by a left-handed bowler to a right-handed batsman that spins from off to leg. |
| ~ bosie, bosie ball, googly, wrong 'un | a cricket ball bowled as if to break one way that actually breaks in the opposite way. |
| ~ no ball | unlawfully delivered ball in cricket.; "the umpire called it a no ball" |
| n. (act) | 3. bowling | the playing of a game of tenpins or duckpins etc. |
| ~ playing | the action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation. |
| ~ bowl, roll | the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling). |
| ~ run-up | the approach run during which an athlete gathers speed. |
| ~ bowl | roll (a ball). |
| dirt | | |
| n. (substance) | 1. dirt, soil | the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock. |
| ~ marl | a loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite; used as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime. |
| ~ regosol | a type of soil consisting of unconsolidated material from freshly deposited alluvium or sand. |
| ~ residual clay, residual soil | the soil that is remaining after the soluble elements have been dissolved. |
| ~ surface soil, topsoil | the layer of soil on the surface. |
| ~ subsoil, undersoil | the layer of soil between the topsoil and bedrock. |
| ~ alluvial soil | a fine-grained fertile soil deposited by water flowing over flood plains or in river beds. |
| ~ bog soil | poorly drained soils on top of peat and under marsh or swamp vegetation. |
| ~ clay | a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired. |
| ~ clunch | hardened clay. |
| ~ desert soil, desertic soil | a type of soil that develops in arid climates. |
| ~ earth, ground | the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface.; "they dug into the earth outside the church" |
| ~ caliche, hardpan | crust or layer of hard subsoil encrusted with calcium-carbonate occurring in arid or semiarid regions. |
| ~ fuller's earth | an absorbent soil resembling clay; used in fulling (shrinking and thickening) woolen cloth and as an adsorbent. |
| ~ gilgai soil | soil in the melon holes of Australia. |
| ~ gumbo, gumbo soil | any of various fine-grained silty soils that become waxy and very sticky mud when saturated with water. |
| ~ humus | partially decomposed organic matter; the organic component of soil. |
| ~ indurated clay | hardened clay. |
| ~ indian red | a red soil containing ferric oxide; often used as a pigment. |
| ~ laterite | a red soil produced by rock decay; contains insoluble deposits of ferric and aluminum oxides. |
| ~ loam | a rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials. |
| ~ loess | a fine-grained unstratified accumulation of clay and silt deposited by the wind. |
| ~ mould, mold | loose soil rich in organic matter. |
| ~ mud, clay | water soaked soil; soft wet earth. |
| ~ bole | a soft oily clay used as a pigment (especially a reddish brown pigment). |
| ~ podsol, podsol soil, podsolic soil, podzol, podzol soil | a soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetation; an organic mat over a grey leached layer. |
| ~ prairie soil | a type of soil occurring under grasses in temperate climates. |
| ~ sand | a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral. |
| ~ sedimentary clay | clay soil formed by sedimentary deposits. |
| ~ silt | mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake. |
| ~ boulder clay, till | unstratified soil deposited by a glacier; consists of sand and clay and gravel and boulders mixed together. |
| ~ tundra soil | a black mucky soil with a frozen subsoil that is characteristic of Arctic and subarctic regions. |
| ~ wiesenboden | a dark meadow soil rich in organic material; developed through poor drainage in humid grassy or sedge regions. |
| n. (state) | 2. dirt, filth, grease, grime, grunge, soil, stain | the state of being covered with unclean things. |
| ~ dirtiness, uncleanness | the state of being unsanitary. |
| n. (substance) | 3. crap, dirt, poop, shit, shite, turd | obscene terms for feces. |
| ~ dirty word, vulgarism, obscenity, filth, smut | an offensive or indecent word or phrase. |
| ~ bm, faecal matter, faeces, fecal matter, feces, ordure, dejection, stool | solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels. |
| n. (communication) | 4. dirt, malicious gossip, scandal | disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people. |
| ~ scuttlebutt, gossip, comment | a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people.; "the divorce caused much gossip" |
| adj. | 5. dirt, ungraded | (of roads) not leveled or drained; unsuitable for all year travel. |
| ~ unimproved | not made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially not made ready for use or marketing.; "taxes on unimproved land are low"; "unimproved dirt roads" |
| stain | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. discoloration, discolouration, stain | a soiled or discolored appearance.; "the wine left a dark stain" |
| ~ appearance, visual aspect | outward or visible aspect of a person or thing. |
| ~ scorch | a discoloration caused by heat. |
| ~ bloodstain | a discoloration caused by blood. |
| ~ iron mold, iron mould | a spot caused the staining with rust or ink. |
| ~ mud stain | a stain produced by mud. |
| ~ oil stain | a stain produced by oil. |
| ~ tarnish | discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation. |
| n. (substance) | 2. stain | (microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible. |
| ~ microscopy | research with the use of microscopes. |
| ~ crystal violet, gentian violet | a green crystal (violet in water) used as a dye or stain or bactericide or fungicide or anthelmintic or burn treatment. |
| ~ methylene blue, methylthionine chloride | a dark green dye used as a stain, an antiseptic, a chemical indicator, and an antidote in cyanide poisoning. |
| ~ coloring material, colour, colouring material, color | any material used for its color.; "she used a different color for the trim" |
| ~ counterstain | a stain of contrasting color that is used when the principal stain does not show the structure clearly. |
| n. (communication) | 3. brand, mark, stain, stigma | a symbol of disgrace or infamy.; "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain" |
| ~ demerit | a mark against a person for misconduct or failure; usually given in school or armed forces.; "ten demerits and he loses his privileges" |
| ~ bend sinister, bar sinister | a mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left. |
| ~ cloven foot, cloven hoof | the mark of Satan. |
| ~ symbol | an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance. |
| n. (act) | 4. blot, smear, smirch, spot, stain | an act that brings discredit to the person who does it.; "he made a huge blot on his copybook" |
| ~ error, fault, mistake | a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention.; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults" |
| v. (change) | 5. stain | color with a liquid dye or tint.; "Stain this table a beautiful walnut color"; "people knew how to stain glass a beautiful blue in the middle ages" |
| ~ dye | color with dye.; "Please dye these shoes" |
| ~ ebonise, ebonize | stain black to make it look like ebony. |
| ~ dip | stain an object by immersing it in a liquid. |
| ~ tattoo | stain (skin) with indelible color. |
| ~ marble | paint or stain like marble.; "marble paper" |
| ~ vein | make a veinlike pattern. |
| v. (change) | 6. stain | produce or leave stains.; "Red wine stains the table cloth" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ smut | stain with a dirty substance, such as soot. |
| ~ blob, fleck, blot, spot | make a spot or mark onto.; "The wine spotted the tablecloth" |
| v. (contact) | 7. defile, maculate, stain, sully, tarnish | make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically.; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man" |
| ~ blob, fleck, blot, spot | make a spot or mark onto.; "The wine spotted the tablecloth" |
| ~ darken | tarnish or stain.; "a scandal that darkened the family's good name" |
| v. (change) | 8. stain | color for microscopic study.; "The laboratory worker dyed the specimen" |
| ~ dye | color with dye.; "Please dye these shoes" |
| stigma | | |
| n. (plant) | 1. stigma | the apical end of the style where deposited pollen enters the pistil. |
| ~ reproductive structure | the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction. |
| ~ style | (botany) the narrow elongated part of the pistil between the ovary and the stigma. |
| n. (body) | 2. stigma | an external tracheal aperture in a terrestrial arthropod. |
| ~ spiracle | a breathing orifice. |
| n. (attribute) | 3. stigma | a skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some disease. |
| ~ blemish, mar, defect | a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body).; "a facial blemish" |
| blot | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. blot, daub, slur, smear, smirch, smudge, spot | a blemish made by dirt.; "he had a smudge on his cheek" |
| ~ blemish, mar, defect | a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body).; "a facial blemish" |
| ~ blotch, splodge, splotch | an irregularly shaped spot. |
| ~ fingermark, fingerprint | a smudge made by a (dirty) finger. |
| ~ inkblot | a blot made with ink. |
| v. (contact) | 2. blot | dry (ink) with blotting paper. |
| ~ imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, absorb, suck, take up, take in, draw | take in, also metaphorically.; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words" |
| v. (contact) | 3. blob, blot, fleck, spot | make a spot or mark onto.; "The wine spotted the tablecloth" |
| ~ stain | produce or leave stains.; "Red wine stains the table cloth" |
| ~ change surface | undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface. |
| ~ splotch | blotch or spot. |
| ~ maculate, tarnish, defile, sully, stain | make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically.; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man" |
| ~ bespeckle, speckle | mark with small spots.; "speckle the wall with tiny yellow spots" |
| ~ bespatter, spatter | spot, splash, or soil.; "The baby spattered the bib with food" |
| smudge | | |
| n. (event) | 1. smudge | a smoky fire to drive away insects. |
| ~ fire | the event of something burning (often destructive).; "they lost everything in the fire" |
| v. (contact) | 2. blur, smear, smudge, smutch | make a smudge on; soil by smudging. |
| ~ rub | move over something with pressure.; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin" |
| ~ resmudge | smudge again. |
| ~ dust | rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape.; "The artist dusted the charcoal drawing down to a faint image" |
| spot | | |
| n. (location) | 1. place, spot, topographic point | 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" |
| ~ tomb, grave | a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone).; "he put flowers on his mother's grave" |
| ~ junction | the place where two or more things come together. |
| ~ birthplace, place of birth | the place where someone was born. |
| ~ polling place, polling station | a place where voters go to cast their votes in an election. |
| ~ end | one of two places from which people are communicating to each other.; "the phone rang at the other end"; "both ends wrote at the same time" |
| ~ hiding place | a place suitable for hiding something (such as yourself). |
| ~ heights, high | a high place.; "they stood on high and observed the countryside"; "he doesn't like heights" |
| ~ hole-in-the-wall | a small unpretentious out-of-the-way place.; "his office was a hole-in-the-wall" |
| ~ holy, holy place, sanctum | a sacred place of pilgrimage. |
| ~ mecca | a place that attracts many visitors.; "New York is a mecca for young artists" |
| ~ nesting place | a place suitable for nesting. |
| ~ overlook | a high place affording a good view. |
| ~ crest, summit, top, peak, tip, crown | the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill).; "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the tip of Monadnock"; "the region is a few molecules wide at the summit" |
| ~ point | the precise location of something; a spatially limited location.; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street" |
| ~ rendezvous | a place where people meet.; "he was waiting for them at the rendezvous" |
| ~ scour | a place that is scoured (especially by running water). |
| ~ service area | place on a highway providing garage services and eating and toilet facilities. |
| ~ showplace | a place that is frequently exhibited and visited for its historical interest or natural beauty. |
| ~ solitude | a solitary place. |
| ~ stop | a spot where something halts or pauses.; "his next stop is Atlanta" |
| ~ target area, target | the location of the target that is to be hit. |
| ~ puddle, pool | something resembling a pool of liquid.; "he stood in a pool of light"; "his chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines" |
| ~ zone | a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features. |
| n. (communication) | 2. spot | a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising. |
| ~ section, subdivision | a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical).; "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section" |
| n. (attribute) | 3. point, spot | an outstanding characteristic.; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie" |
| ~ characteristic | a distinguishing quality. |
| n. (attribute) | 4. dapple, fleck, maculation, patch, speckle, spot | 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" |
| ~ marking | a pattern of marks. |
| ~ speck, pinpoint | a very small spot.; "the plane was just a speck in the sky" |
| ~ nebula | (pathology) a faint cloudy spot on the cornea. |
| ~ splash | a patch of bright color.; "her red hat gave her outfit a splash of color" |
| ~ worn spot, fret | a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion. |
| ~ plaque | (pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body. |
| ~ macule, macula | a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases. |
| ~ mock sun, parhelion, sundog | a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals.; "two or more parhelia are usually seen at once" |
| ~ macula, sunspot | a cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere; associated with a strong magnetic field. |
| ~ facula | a large bright spot on the sun's photosphere occurring most frequently in the vicinity of sunspots. |
| ~ facula | a bright spot on a planet. |
| n. (communication) | 5. spot | a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance.; "they changed his spot on the program" |
| ~ section, subdivision | a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical).; "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section" |
| n. (artifact) | 6. spot | a business establishment for entertainment.; "night spot" |
| ~ cabaret, night club, nightclub, nightspot, club | a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink.; "don't expect a good meal at a cabaret"; "the gossip columnist got his information by visiting nightclubs every night"; "he played the drums at a jazz club" |
| ~ clip joint | a place of entertainment where high prices are charged for poor entertainment. |
| ~ hot spot, hotspot | a lively entertainment spot. |
| ~ joint | a disreputable place of entertainment. |
| ~ business establishment, place of business | an establishment (a factory or an assembly plant or retail store or warehouse etc.) where business is conducted, goods are made or stored or processed or where services are rendered. |
| n. (act) | 7. berth, billet, office, place, position, post, situation, spot | a job in an organization.; "he occupied a post in the treasury" |
| ~ job, line of work, occupation, business, line | the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money.; "he's not in my line of business" |
| ~ academicianship | the position of member of an honorary academy. |
| ~ accountantship | the position of accountant. |
| ~ admiralty | the office of admiral. |
| ~ ambassadorship | the post of ambassador. |
| ~ apostleship | the position of apostle. |
| ~ apprenticeship | the position of apprentice. |
| ~ associateship | the position of associate (as in an office or academy). |
| ~ attorneyship | the position of attorney. |
| ~ bailiffship | the office of bailiff. |
| ~ baronetage | the state of a baronet. |
| ~ bishopry, episcopate | the office and dignity of a bishop. |
| ~ cadetship | the position of cadet. |
| ~ caliphate | the office of a caliph. |
| ~ captaincy, captainship | the post of captain. |
| ~ cardinalship | the office of cardinal. |
| ~ chairmanship | the position of chairman. |
| ~ chancellorship | the office of chancellor. |
| ~ chaplaincy, chaplainship | the position of chaplain. |
| ~ chieftaincy, chieftainship | the position of chieftain. |
| ~ clerkship | the job of clerk. |
| ~ commandership, commandery | the position or office of commander. |
| ~ comptrollership | the position of comptroller. |
| ~ consulship | the post of consul. |
| ~ controllership | the position of controller. |
| ~ councillorship, councilorship | the position of council member. |
| ~ counsellorship, counselorship | the position of counselor. |
| ~ curacy | the position of a curate. |
| ~ curatorship | the position of curator. |
| ~ custodianship | the position of custodian. |
| ~ deanship, deanery | the position or office of a dean. |
| ~ directorship | the position of a director of a business concern. |
| ~ discipleship | the position of disciple. |
| ~ editorship | the position of editor. |
| ~ eldership | the office of elder. |
| ~ emirate | the office of an emir. |
| ~ fatherhood | the status of a father. |
| ~ fatherhood | the status of a religious leader. |
| ~ foremanship | the position of foreman. |
| ~ generalcy, generalship | the office and authority of a general. |
| ~ governorship | the office of governor. |
| ~ headship | the position of head. |
| ~ headship | the position of headmaster or headmistress. |
| ~ hot seat | a difficult position where you are subjected to stress and criticism. |
| ~ incumbency | the office of an incumbent. |
| ~ inspectorship | the office of inspector. |
| ~ instructorship | the position of instructor. |
| ~ internship | the position of a medical intern. |
| ~ judgeship, judicature | the position of judge. |
| ~ khanate | the position of a khan. |
| ~ lectureship | the post of lecturer. |
| ~ legateship, legation | the post or office of legate. |
| ~ legislatorship | the office of legislator. |
| ~ librarianship | the position of librarian. |
| ~ lieutenancy | the position of a lieutenant. |
| ~ magistracy, magistrature | the position of magistrate. |
| ~ managership | the position of manager. |
| ~ manhood | the status of being a man. |
| ~ marshalship | the post of marshall. |
| ~ mastership | the position of master. |
| ~ mayoralty | the position of mayor. |
| ~ messiahship | the position of messiah. |
| ~ moderatorship | the position of moderator. |
| ~ overlordship | the position of overlord. |
| ~ pastorship, pastorate | the position of pastor. |
| ~ peasanthood | the state of being a peasant.; "the same homely dress she wore in the days of her peasanthood" |
| ~ plum | a highly desirable position or assignment.; "a political plum" |
| ~ praetorship | the office of praetor. |
| ~ precentorship | the position of precentor. |
| ~ preceptorship | the position of preceptor. |
| ~ prefecture | the office of prefect. |
| ~ prelacy, prelature | the office or station of a prelate. |
| ~ premiership | the office of premier. |
| ~ presidentship, presidency | the office and function of president.; "Andrew Jackson expanded the power of the presidency beyond what was customary before his time" |
| ~ primateship | the office of primate. |
| ~ principalship | the post of principal. |
| ~ priorship | the office of prior. |
| ~ proconsulate, proconsulship | the position of proconsul. |
| ~ proctorship | the position of proctor. |
| ~ professorship, chair | the position of professor.; "he was awarded an endowed chair in economics" |
| ~ protectorship | the position of protector. |
| ~ public office | a position concerning the people as a whole. |
| ~ rabbinate | the office or function of a rabbi. |
| ~ receivership | the office of a receiver. |
| ~ rectorate, rectorship | the office or station of a rector. |
| ~ regency | the office of a regent. |
| ~ residency | the position of physician who is receiving special training in a hospital (usually after completing an internship). |
| ~ rulership | the position of ruler. |
| ~ sainthood | the status and dignity of a saint. |
| ~ secretaryship | the position of secretary. |
| ~ feudal lordship, seigneury, seigniory | the position and authority of a feudal lord. |
| ~ senatorship | the office of senator. |
| ~ sinecure | an office that involves minimal duties. |
| ~ solicitorship | the position of solicitor. |
| ~ speakership | the position of Speaker. |
| ~ stewardship | the position of steward. |
| ~ studentship | the position of student. |
| ~ teachership | the position of teacher. |
| ~ thaneship | the position of thane. |
| ~ throne | the position and power of an exalted person (a sovereign or bishop) who is entitled to sit in a chair of state on ceremonial occasions. |
| ~ treasurership | the position of treasurer. |
| ~ tribuneship | the position of tribune. |
| ~ trusteeship | the position of trustee. |
| ~ vice-presidency | the office and function of a vice president. |
| ~ viceroyship | the position of viceroy. |
| ~ viziership | the position of vizier. |
| ~ wardenship | the position of warden. |
| ~ wardership | the position of warder. |
| ~ womanhood | the status of a woman. |
| n. (state) | 8. spot, touch | a slight attack of illness.; "he has a touch of rheumatism" |
| ~ attack | a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition.; "an attack of diarrhea" |
| n. (quantity) | 9. bit, spot | 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" |
| ~ small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity | an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude. |
| n. (communication) | 10. pip, spot | a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit). |
| ~ playing card | one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games. |
| ~ marking, mark, marker | a distinguishing symbol.; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep" |
| n. (artifact) | 11. spot, spotlight | a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer. |
| ~ lamp | an artificial source of visible illumination. |
| ~ theater light | any of various lights used in a theater. |
| n. (artifact) | 12. spot | a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value.; "an eight-spot" |
| ~ eight-spot, eight | one of four playing cards in a deck with eight pips on the face. |
| ~ five, five-spot | a playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face shows five pips. |
| ~ four-spot, four | a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows four pips. |
| ~ nine-spot, nine | one of four playing cards in a deck with nine pips on the face. |
| ~ playing card | one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games. |
| ~ seven-spot, seven | one of four playing cards in a deck with seven pips on the face. |
| ~ six-spot, six | a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows six pips. |
| ~ ten-spot, ten | one of four playing cards in a deck with ten pips on the face. |
| v. (perception) | 13. descry, espy, spot, spy | catch sight of. |
| ~ sight, spy | catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes.; "he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge" |
| v. (perception) | 14. discern, distinguish, make out, pick out, recognise, recognize, spot, tell apart | 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" |
| ~ perceive, comprehend | to become aware of through the senses.; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon" |
| ~ resolve | make clearly visible.; "can this image be resolved?" |
| ~ discriminate | distinguish.; "I could not discriminate the different tastes in this complicated dish" |
| v. (change) | 15. spot | become spotted.; "This dress spots quickly" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ freckle | become freckled.; "I freckle easily" |
| ~ fox | become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots. |
| v. (change) | 16. spot | mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition.; "spot the areas that one should clearly identify" |
| ~ mark | make or leave a mark on.; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads" |
| ~ freckle | mark with freckles. |
| ~ dapple, mottle, cloud | colour with streaks or blotches of different shades. |
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