Having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture):
— A black-and-white spotted cow.

synoniemen: patched, spotty.

Roget 659: unimproved etc. (improve) etc. 658; deteriorated etc. v.; altered, altered for the worse; injured etc. v.; sprung; withering, spoiling etc. v.; on the wane, on the decline; tabid^†; degenerate; marescent^†; worse; the worse for, all the worse for; out of repair, out of tune; imperfect etc. 651; the worse for wear; battered; weathered, weather-beaten; stale, passe, shaken, dilapidated, frayed, faded, wilted, shabby, secondhand, threadbare; worn, worn to a thread, worn to a shadow, worn to the stump, worn to rags; reduced, reduced to a skeleton; far gone; tacky [U.S.].    decayed etc. v.; moth-eaten, worm-eaten; mildewed, rusty, moldy, spotted, seedy, time-worn, moss-grown; discolored; effete, wasted, crumbling, moldering, rotten, cankered, blighted, tainted; depraved etc. (vicious) 945; decrepid^†, decrepit; broke, busted, broken, out of commission, hors de combat [Fr.], out of action, broken down; done, done for, done up; worn out, used up, finished; beyond saving, fit for the dust hole, fit for the wastepaper basket, past work etc. (useless) 645.    at a low ebb, in a bad way, on one's last legs; undermined, deciduous; nodding to its fall etc. (destruction) 162; tottering etc. (dangerous) 665; past cure etc. (hopeless) 859; fatigued etc. 688; retrograde etc. (retrogressive) 283; deleterious etc. 649.    ... meer laten zien

Roget 440: variegated etc. v.; many-colored, many-hued; divers-colored, party-colored; dichromatic, polychromatic; bicolor^†, tricolor, versicolor^†; of all the colors of the rainbow, of all manner of colors; kaleidoscopic.    iridescent; opaline^†, opalescent; prismatic, nacreous, pearly, shot, gorge de pigeon, chatoyant^†; irisated^†, pavonine^†.    pied, piebald; motley; mottled, marbled; pepper and salt, paned, dappled, clouded, cymophanous^†.    mosaic, tesselated, plaid; tortoise shell etc. n.. spotted, spotty; punctated^†, powdered; speckled etc. v.; freckled, flea-bitten, studded; flecked, fleckered^†; striated, barred, veined; brinded^†, brindled; tabby; watered; grizzled; listed; embroidered etc. v.; daedal^†; naevose^†, stipiform^†; strigose^†, striolate^†.    (iii) PERCEPTIONS OF LIGHT ... meer laten zien

Pools: łaciasty, łaciaty

A point located with respect to surface features of some region:
— A bright spot on a planet.

synoniemen: place, topographic point.

Roget 182: place, lieu, spot, point, dot; niche, nook etc. (corner) 244; hole; pigeonhole etc. (receptacle) 191; compartment; premises, precinct, station; area, courtyard, square; abode etc. 189; locality etc. (situation) 183.    ins and outs; every hole and corner.    ... meer laten zien

Nederlands: locatie, oord, plaats, plek
Pools: miejsce

A short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising.

Nederlands: spot

An outstanding characteristic.

synoniem: point.

A blemish made by dirt.

synoniemen: blot, daub, slur, smear, smirch, smudge.

Roget 874: disrepute, discredit; ill repute, bad repute, bad name, bad odor, bad favor, ill name, ill odor, ill favor; disapprobation etc. 932; ingloriousness, derogation; abasement, debasement; abjectness etc. adj.; degradation, dedecoration^†; a long farewell to all my greatness [Henry VIII]; odium, obloquy, opprobrium, ignominy.    dishonor, disgrace; shame, humiliation; scandal, baseness, vileness^†; turpitude etc. (improbity) 940^†; infamy.    tarnish, taint, defilement, pollution.    stain, blot, spot, blur, stigma, brand, reproach, imputation, slur.    crying shame, burning shame; scandalum magnatum [Lat.], badge of infamy, blot in one's escutcheon; bend sinister, bar sinister; champain^†, point champain^†; byword of reproach; Ichabod.    argumentum ad verecundiam [Lat.]; sense of shame etc. 879.    ... meer laten zien

Nederlands: schandvlek, klad, smet, vlek
Pools: plama

A small contrasting part of something:
— A bald spot.
— A leopard's spots.

synoniemen: dapple, fleck, maculation, patch, speckle.

Roget 848: blemish, disfigurement, deformity; adactylism^†; flaw, defect etc. (imperfection) 651; injury etc. (deterioration) 659; spots on the sun^†; eyesore.    stain, blot; spot, spottiness; speck, speckle, blur.    tarnish, smudge; dirt etc. 653.    [blemish on a person's skin: list] freckle, mole, macula [Anat.], patch, blotch, birthmark; blobber lip^†, blubber lip; blain^†, maculation; scar, wem^†; pustule; whelk; excrescence, pimple etc. (protuberance) 250.    ... meer laten zien

Nederlands: plek
Pools: plamka

A section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance.

A business establishment for entertainment.

A job in an organization.

synoniemen: berth, billet, office, place, position, post, situation.

Roget 183: situation, position, locality, locale, status, latitude and longitude; footing, standing, standpoint, post; stage; aspect, attitude, posture, pose.    environment, surroundings (location) 184; circumjacence etc. 227^†.    place, site, station, seat, venue, whereabouts; ground; bearings etc. (direction) 278; spot etc. (limited space) 182.    topography, geography, chorography^†; map etc. 554.    ... meer laten zien

Nederlands: standplaats
Pools: stołek, posterunek, stolec, stanowisko, funkcja

A slight attack of illness.

synoniem: touch.

A small piece or quantity of something:
— A spot of tea.

synoniem: bit.

Nederlands: vlek, beetje, ietsepietsie, ietsepietsje, pietsie, pietsje, tikje, tikkeltje, vleugje
Pools: odrobina, ciutka, krzyna, krztyna, krzta

A mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit).

synoniem: pip.

Nederlands: plek

A lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer.

synoniem: spotlight.

Nederlands: vlek, beetje, puist, plaats, plek, straler, dagdagelijks
Pools: lampa teatralna, lampa sceniczna

A playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value.

Pools: blotka

An act that brings discredit to the person who does it.

synoniemen: blot, smear, smirch, stain.

Pools: plama

Catch sight of.

synoniemen: descry, espy, spy.

Roget 550: indicate; be the sign etc. n.. of; denote, betoken; argue, testify etc. (evidence) 467; bear the impress etc. n.. of; connote, connotate^†.    represent, stand for; typify etc. (prefigure) 511; symbolize.    put an indication, put a mark etc. n.; note, mark, stamp, earmark; blaze; label, ticket, docket; dot, spot, score, dash, trace, chalk; print; imprint, impress; engrave, stereotype.    make a sign etc. n.. signalize; underscore; give a signal, hang out a signal; beckon; nod; wink, glance, leer, nudge, shrug, tip the wink; gesticulate; raise the finger, hold up the finger, raise the hand, hold up the hand; saw the air, suit the action to the word" [Hamlet]. wave a banner, unfurl a banner, hoist a banner, hang out a banner etc. n.; wave the hand, wave a kerchief; give the cue etc. (inform) 527; show one's colors; give an alarm, sound an alarm; beat the drum, sound the trumpets, raise a cry.    sign, seal, attest etc. (evidence) 467; underline etc. (give importance to) 642; call attention to etc. (attention) 457; give notice etc. (inform) 527.    ... meer laten zien

Nederlands: gewaarworden, ontwaren

Detect with the senses.

synoniemen: discern, distinguish, make out, pick out, recognise, recognize, tell apart.

Roget 480a: discover, find, determine, evolve, learn etc. 539; fix upon; pick up; find out, trace out, make out, hunt out, fish out, worm out, ferret out, root out; fathom; bring out, draw out; educe, elicit, bring to light; dig out, grub up, fish up; unearth, disinter.    solve, resolve, elucidate; unriddle, unravel, unlock, crack, crack open; pick up, open the lock; find a clue, find clew a to, find the key to the riddle; interpret etc. 522; disclose etc. 529.    trace, get at; hit it, have it; lay one's finger, lay one's hands upon; spot; get at the truth, arrive at the truth etc. 494; put the saddle on the right horse, hit the right nail on the head.    be near the truth, be warm, get warmer, burn; smoke, scent, sniff, catch a whiff of, smell a rat.    open the eyes to; see through, see daylight, see in its true colors, see the cloven foot; detect; catch, catch tripping.    pitch upon, fall upon, light upon, hit upon, stumble upon, pop upon; come across, come onto; meet with, meet up with, fall in with.    recognize, realize; verify, make certain of, identify.    ... meer laten zien

Nederlands: onderscheiden, onderkennen

Mar or impair with a flaw.

synoniem: blemish.

Make a spot or mark onto:
— The wine spotted the tablecloth.

synoniemen: blob, blot, fleck.

Roget 653: be unclean, become unclean etc. adj.; rot, putrefy, ferment, fester, rankle, reek; stink etc. 401; mold, molder; go bad etc. adj.. render unclean etc. adj.; dirt, dirty; daub, blot, blur, smudge, smutch^†, soil, smoke, tarnish, slaver, spot, smear; smirch; begrease^†; dabble, drabble^†, draggle, daggle^†; spatter, slubber; besmear &c., bemire, beslime^†, begrime, befoul; splash, stain, distain^†, maculate, sully, pollute, defile, debase, contaminate, taint, leaven; corrupt etc. (injure) 659; cover with dust etc. n.; drabble in the mud^†; roil.    wallow in the mire; slobber, slabber^†.    ... meer laten zien

Become spotted.

Mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition.