spot noun [C] (CIRCLE)
B1
- markThe backs of the chairs have left marks on the wall.
- stainShe had grass stains on her white jeans.
- smearHe had smears of tomato ketchup on his shirt.
- smudgeNo matter how often I wash my hands, I leave smudges all over my phone's screen.
- blotchHe had blotches all over his face.
- speckShe looked through the old camera lens and saw specks of dust.
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Teenagers often suffer a lot from spots.
- bloodstain
- clutter
- contaminant
- contamination
- crud
- fleck
- grime
- grunge
- gunge
- gunk
- muck
- pollutant
- polluter
- scrappiness
- scruff
- shambles
- slime
- slob
- slovenliness
- smear
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spot noun [C] (PART OF A SHOW)
Idiom
spot
verb
uk
/spɒt/ us
/spɑːt/ -tt-spot verb (SEE)
[ + -ing verb ] The police spotted him driving a stolen car.
[ + question word ] I soon spotted what was wrong with the printer.
[ + that ] The policewoman spotted that I hadn't got my seat belt on and signalled me to stop.
- seeI can see for miles from up here.
- noticeI noticed a crack in the ceiling.
- perceiveBill perceived a tiny figure in the distance.
- observeA teacher observed her climbing over the gate.
- spotWe managed to spot a leopard.
- catch sight ofWe looked for the bird and caught sight of it just as it flew off.
- A girl answering the description of the missing teenager was spotted in Hull.
- He was driving at 120 mph when the police spotted him.
- The thieves were spotted by a postman out on his rounds.
- Scott leapt to the rescue when he spotted the youngster in difficulty.
- They were spotted cavorting beside the swimming pool.
spot verb (RAIN)
spot verb (SUPPORT)
- aerialist
- artistic gymnastics
- asymmetric bars
- back lever
- backflip
- balance beam
- buck
- gym
- gymnast
- rope climb
- rope climbing
- split
- spotter
- stand on your hands/head idiom
- stick
- stick the/your landing idiom
- the splits phrase
- trampoline
- trapeze
- uneven bars
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