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Idioms about spot
Origin of spot
1150–1200; (noun) Middle English spotte; cognate with Middle Dutch, Low German spot speck, Old Norse spotti bit; (v.) late Middle English spotten to stain, mark, derivative of the noun
OTHER WORDS FROM spot
Words nearby spot
sporty, sporular, sporulate, sporulation, sporule, spot, spot announcement, spot card, spot check, spot height, spotless
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How to use spot in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for spot
spot
/ (spɒt) /
noun
verb spots, spotting or spotted
Derived forms of spot
spottable, adjectiveWord Origin for spot
C12 (in the sense: moral blemish): of German origin; compare Middle Dutch spotte, Old Norse spotti
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Medical definitions for spot
spot
[ spŏt ]
n.
A mark on a surface differing sharply in color from its surroundings.
A stain or blot.
v.
To lose a slight amount of blood through the vagina.
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Other Idioms and Phrases with spot
spot
see blind spot; hit the high spots; hit the spot; in a bind (tight spot); in a fix (spot); Johnny-on-the-spot; knock the socks (spots) off; leopard cannot change its spots; on the spot; rooted to the spot; soft spot; x marks the spot.
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