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Spots Moderate

Spots has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens

"floaters seem to drift through the field of vision"

2

plural of spot

"The waiter quickly cleaned up the coffee spots on the white tablecloth before our food arrived."

In plain English: Spots are small marks or stains on a surface.

"I need to find parking spots in this crowded lot."

Verb
1

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spot

"She spots a familiar face waving from the back of the crowd."

In plain English: To spot something is to notice it when you are looking for it.

"The stain on his white shirt had suddenly spread into multiple dark spots."

Example Sentences
"I need to find parking spots in this crowded lot." noun
"The stain on his white shirt had suddenly spread into multiple dark spots." verb
"The cat spotted a mouse hiding behind the door." verb
"I hope you can spot any errors in this document before we submit it." verb
"We managed to spot our friends at the crowded concert from across the room." verb
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
symptom

Origin

Spots derives from Old English spot, originally meaning a small mark, stain, or blemish on a surface. The term later evolved to denote any distinct point of attention or specific location in various contexts.

Rhyming Words
gots pots dots mots lots jots nots tots cots hots rots bots blots clots foots plots shots snots trots slots
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