splotch
a large, irregular spot; blot; stain; blotch.
to mark or cover with splotches.
to be susceptible to stains or blots; show or retain stains, blots, or spots of dirt or liquid: Don't buy that tablecloth—the material splotches easily.
to cause or be liable to cause stains, blots, or spots: Be careful of that paint—it splotches.
Origin of splotch
1Words Nearby splotch
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How to use splotch in a sentence
A dark splotch was concentrated over the star’s southern hemisphere.
Dust and a cold spell on Betelgeuse could explain why the giant star dimmed | Lisa Grossman | June 16, 2021 | Science NewsThe splotches showed up in pictures of the galaxy taken by the Spitzer Space Telescope.
The Milky Way’s ‘yellowballs’ are clusters of baby stars | Lisa Grossman | June 9, 2021 | Science News For StudentsIn the sun’s case, those dark splotches, called sunspots, mark the sites of magnetic activity on the surface.
Betelgeuse went dark, but didn’t go supernova. What happened? | Lisa Grossman | November 29, 2020 | Science NewsThe December image shows a dark splotch, a dimming, over Betelgeuse’s southern hemisphere.
Betelgeuse went dark, but didn’t go supernova. What happened? | Lisa Grossman | November 29, 2020 | Science NewsThe team points to splotches of color on leaves of tobacco plants carrying the cotton genes as likely evidence they’ll take.
Scientists Gene-Hack Cotton Plants to Make Them Every Color of the Rainbow | Jason Dorrier | August 11, 2020 | Singularity Hub
Doesn't splotch, as Blount writes, "explode from the mouth and make an unmissable mess of itself"?
The yellow box in which Lil carried her costumes was a splotch of color against the white fur robes.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. MorrisonA splotch of blood showed on his head just back of the ear, where he had crashed against a corner of the chest.
The Woman Gives | Owen JohnsonSam O'Neill stood picking at a splotch on the ancient plaster, with strong, yellow-gloved hands.
V. V.'s Eyes | Henry Sydnor HarrisonOn her finger was a huge emerald ring, a splotch of crème de menthe spilt on the whiteness of her hand.
Balloons | Elizabeth BibescoThe Confederate was on his back; his jacket was open; his shirt showed a great red splotch right on his breast.
Who Goes There? | Blackwood Ketcham Benson
British Dictionary definitions for splotch
/ (splɒtʃ) /
the usual US word for splodge
Origin of splotch
1Derived forms of splotch
- splotchy, adjective
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