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A round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape.

A stain or disfiguring mark.

A pimple, papule or pustule.

A symbol on a playing card, domino, die, etc. indicating its value; a pip.

(modicum) A small, unspecified amount or quantity. +

(US) A bill of five-dollar or ten-dollar denomination in dollars.

A location or area.

A parking space.

(sports) An official determination of placement.

A bright lamp; a spotlight.

(advertising) A brief advertisement or program segment on television.

A difficult situation. +

(weightlifting) One who spots (supports or assists a maneuver, or is prepared to assist if safety dictates); a spotter.

(soccer) Penalty spot.

The act of spotting or noticing something.

A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so called from a spot on its head just above the beak.

A food fish ((species)) of the Atlantic coast of the United States, with a black spot behind the shoulders and fifteen oblique dark bars on the sides.

The {{vern|southern redfish}}, or (novern=1) ((species)), which has a spot on each side at the base of the tail.

(dated) Commodities, such as merchandise and cotton, sold for immediate delivery.

(physics) An autosoliton.

(finance) A decimal point; point.

Any of various points marked on the table, from which balls are played, in snooker, pool, billiards, etc.

Any of the balls marked with spots in the game of pool, which one player aims to pot, the other player taking the stripes.

To see, find; to pick out, notice, locate, distinguish or identify.

(ditransitive) To loan a small amount of money to someone.

To stain; to leave a spot (on).

To cover with spots, to speckle.

To remove, or attempt to remove, a stain.

To retouch a photograph on film to remove minor flaws.

(climbing) To support or assist a maneuver, or to be prepared to assist if safety dictates.

(dance) To keep the head and eyes pointing in a single direction while turning.

To stain; to blemish; to taint; to disgrace; to tarnish, as reputation.

To cut or chip (timber) in preparation for hewing.

(billiards) To place (an object) at a location indicated by a spot.

(billiards) Of a ball, to be capable of being placed on its own spot.

To position (an aircraft) on the deck of an aircraft carrier ready for launch by catapult.

To position (a locomotive or car) at a predetermined point, e.g., for loading or unloading.

(finance) Available on the spot; for immediate payment or delivery.