Spot

The leopard is noted for the spots of color in its fur.

Why do ladybugs have spots?

I have tried everything, and I can’t get this spot out.

That morning, I saw that a spot had come up on my chin.

I think she's got chicken pox; she's covered in spots.

Do come 'round on Sunday for a spot of tea, won't you?

Here's the twenty bucks I owe you, a ten spot and two five spots.

I like to eat lunch in a pleasant spot outside.

For our anniversary we went back to the same spot where we first met.

That spot to which I point is Paradise.

"A jolly place," said he, "in times of old! / But something ails it now: the spot is curs'd."

Yachvilli made it 6-0 with a second sweet strike from 45 metres after Matt Stevens was penalised for collapsing a scrum, and then slid another penalty just wide from the same spot.

Del Valle has the blessing of a garage, so he doesn't have to claim “dibs” on shoveled street spots himself, he said.

The fans were very unhappy with the referee's spot of the ball.

Did you see the spot on the news about the shoelace factory?

She was in a real spot when she ran into her separated husband while on a date.

The Gunners dominated for long periods but, against the run of play, Denilson fouled Max Gradel and Robert Snodgrass put Leeds ahead from the spot.

You've misspelled "terrapin" here. —Whoops. Good spot.

Twelve spot two five pounds sterling.

Try to spot the differences between these two pictures.

The campaign aimed to give commuters the confidence to trust their own instincts and intervene if they spot someone vulnerable who may be at risk of suicide, and to talk to them to interrupt their suicidal thoughts.

Taiwan’s gold discovery can be traced back to 1890 during construction of the railroad between Keelung and Taipei. Workers on the project spotted gold sediments on the banks of the Keelung River between Chitu and Patu.

I’ll spot you ten dollars for lunch.

“It’s close to payday, but you’re welcome to what I have. Maybe Wickliffe can spot me a few.”

Hard water will spot if it is left on a surface.

a garment spotted with mould

No palm-tree rose to spot the wilderness; […]

[…] many ships spotting the dark blue deep / With snowy sails, fled fast as ours came nigh, […]

[…] Amid lanes and through old woods, where lately the violets peep’d from the ground, spotting the gray debris, […]

"If you've got regular periods with an IUD that's fine, but if you're starting to spot or get quite a regular loss, then it should be carefully investigated." (Last)

And it is beginning to spot with rain. I must start work on a shelter.

[…] thunder growled as if to confirm his prediction. Rain was beginning to spot as he kissed me in parting. I had to hurry back to the Assembly Rooms to avoid a soaking.

I spotted the carpet where the child dropped spaghetti.

I can’t do a back handspring unless somebody spots me.

There had not been time to build handrails, so lines of women spotted the sides of the ramp.

Most figure skaters do not spot their turns like dancers do.

Link not me in self same chain / With the wicked-working folk, / Who their spotted thoughts do cloak.

If ever I shall close these eyes but once, / May I live spotted for my perjury.

The referee had to spot the pink on the blue spot.

The black ball won't spot – the green is in the way.

The aircraft is spotted on the catapult, and the console operator turns the crank to FIRST READY, causing the exhaust valve to close.

This spotting order varies from carrier to carrier to suit the flight-deck layout. Certain aircraft must be spotted in a specific location to permit servicing, loading of ammunition, starting, maintenance, and so forth.

a spot contract

The other bus meets yours at the intersection within one minute; it's a spot connection, and you might not make it.