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Synonyms: blot, smear, smirch, spot, stain Definition: an act that brings discredit to the person who does it Usage: he made a huge blot on his copybook

Hypernyms: mistake, error, fault Definition: a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention Usage: he made a bad mistake; she was quick to point out my errors; I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults

Synonyms: berth, billet, spot, situation, position, post, place, office Definition: a job in an organization Usage: he occupied a post in the treasury

Hypernyms: business, job, line, line of work, occupation Definition: the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money Usage: he's not in my line of business

Synonyms: spot Definition: a business establishment for entertainment Usage: night spot

Hypernyms: place of business, business establishment Definition: 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

Synonyms: spot Definition: a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value Usage: an eight-spot

Hypernyms: playing card Definition: one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games

Synonyms: spot, spotlight Definition: a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer

Hypernyms: lamp Definition: an artificial source of visible illumination

Synonyms: spot, speckle, dapple, fleck, maculation, patch Definition: a small contrasting part of something Usage: a bald spot; a leopard's spots; a patch of clouds; patches of thin ice; a fleck of red

Hypernyms: marking Definition: a pattern of marks

Synonyms: blot, spot, slur, smear, smirch, smudge, daub Definition: a blemish made by dirt Usage: he had a smudge on his cheek

Hypernyms: mar, defect, blemish Definition: a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body) Usage: a facial blemish

Synonyms: point, spot Definition: an outstanding characteristic Usage: his acting was one of the high points of the movie

Hypernyms: characteristic Definition: a distinguishing quality

Synonyms: spot Definition: a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance Usage: they changed his spot on the program

Hypernyms: section, subdivision Definition: a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical) Usage: he always turns first to the business section; the history of this work is discussed in the next section

Synonyms: spot Definition: a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising

Hypernyms: section, subdivision Definition: a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical) Usage: he always turns first to the business section; the history of this work is discussed in the next section

Synonyms: pip, spot Definition: a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)

Hypernyms: mark, marker, marking Definition: a distinguishing symbol Usage: the owner's mark was on all the sheep

Synonyms: topographic point, spot, place Definition: a point located with respect to surface features of some region Usage: this is a nice place for a picnic; a bright spot on a planet

Hypernyms: point Definition: the precise location of something; a spatially limited location Usage: she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street

Synonyms: spot, bit Definition: a small piece or quantity of something Usage: a spot of tea; a bit of paper; a bit of lint; I gave him a bit of my mind

Hypernyms: small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity Definition: an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude

Synonyms: spot Definition: mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition Usage: spot the areas that one should clearly identify

Hypernyms: mark Definition: make or leave a mark on Usage: the scouts marked the trail; ash marked the believers' foreheads

Synonyms: spot Definition: become spotted Usage: This dress spots quickly

Hypernyms: change Definition: undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature Usage: She changed completely as she grew older; The weather changed last night

Synonyms: blob, blot, spot, fleck Definition: make a spot or mark onto Usage: The wine spotted the tablecloth

Hypernyms: change surface Definition: undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface

Synonyms: blemish, spot Definition: mar or impair with a flaw Usage: her face was blemished

Hypernyms: soil, grime, begrime, bemire, colly, dirty Definition: make soiled, filthy, or dirty Usage: don't soil your clothes when you play outside!