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Meaning of the word spots in English

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spots

Noun

1.

a small round or roundish mark, differing in color or texture from the surface around it.

Example:
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ladybugs have black spots on their red wing covers
Synonym:
mark patch pop dot speck speckle fleck smudge smear stain blotch blot splash daub petechia splotch splosh splodge macule macula
2.

a particular place or point.

Example:
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a nice secluded spot
Synonym:
place location site position point situation scene setting locale locality area neighborhood region venue locus

Verb

1.

see, notice, or recognize (someone or something) that is difficult to detect or that one is searching for.

Example:
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Andrew spotted the ad in the paper
Synonym:
notice see observe discern detect perceive make out pick out distinguish recognize identify locate catch sight of glimpse sight mark remark clock descry espy
2.

mark with spots.

Example:
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the velvet was spotted with stains
Synonym:
stain mark fleck speckle blotch mottle smudge streak splash spatter bespatter dirty soil splotch splosh splodge besmirch smirch
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