spotted

spotted
spot ► NOUN 1) a small round mark differing in colour or texture from the surface around it. 2) a pimple. 3) a particular place, point, or position. 4) a place for an individual item in a show. 5) informal, chiefly Brit. a small amount: a spot of lunch.
► VERB (spotted, spotting) 1) notice or recognize (someone or something) that is difficult to detect or that one is searching for. 2) mark with spots. 3) (it spots, it is spotting, etc.) rain slightly.
● in a spot — Cf. ↑in a spot
● on the spot — Cf. ↑on the spot
● put on the spot — Cf. ↑put on the spot
DERIVATIVES spotted adjective.
ORIGIN perhaps from Dutch spotte.

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  • Spotted — Spot ted, a. Marked with spots; as, a spotted garment or character. The spotted panther. Spenser. [1913 Webster] {Spotted fever} (Med.), a name applied to various eruptive fevers, esp. to typhus fever and cerebro spinal meningitis. {Spotted tree} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • spotted — index blemished, marred Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • spotted — spattered, sprinkled, mottled, flecked, stippled, marbled, speckled, spangled, bespangled (see under SPOT vb) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • spotted — [adj] speckled blotched, dappled, dotted, flaked, flecked, freckled, mosaic, motley, patchy, pied, spotty, sprinkled; concepts 485,618 …   New thesaurus

  • spotted — [spät′id] adj. 1. marked with spots 2. stained, blemished …   English World dictionary

  • Spotted — Spot Spot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spotted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spotting}.] 1. To make visible marks upon with some foreign matter; to discolor in or with spots; to stain; to cover with spots or figures; as, to spot a garment; to spot paper. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • spotted — [[t]spɒ̱tɪd[/t]] 1) ADJ: oft ADJ with n Something that is spotted has a pattern of spots on it. ...hand painted spotted cups and saucers in green and blue... His cheeks were spotted with blackheads. 2) → See also spot …   English dictionary

  • spotted — adjective 1) spotted leaves Syn: mottled, dappled, speckled, flecked, freckled, freckly, dotted, stippled, brindle(d); informal splotchy Ant: plain 2) a black and white spotted dress …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • spotted — adj. marked or decorated with spots. Phrases and idioms: spotted dick (or dog) 1 Brit. a suet pudding containing currants. 2 a Dalmatian dog. spotted fever 1 cerebrospinal meningitis. 2 typhus. Derivatives: spottedness n …   Useful english dictionary

  • spotted — adjective a) Discoloured by spots; stained. the spotted hyena b) (no comparative or superlative) Characterized by spots (used especially of animals and plants). Syn: blotched …   Wiktionary

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