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  • 81spot — 1. n. a small drink of liquor. □ I’ll just have a spot, please. □ Just a spot for me, too. 2. n. a nightclub; a night spot. □ It was a nice little spot, with a combo and a canary. □ …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 82spot — Synonyms and related words: CRT spot, DM display, Doppler signal, IF signal, IM display, RF echoes, abode, ace, acne, aimless, allocate, appointment, arc, arc light, area, ascertain, aspersion, assign, atom, attaint, badge of infamy, band, bar,… …

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  • 83spot — [12] Spot may have been borrowed from Low German spot or Middle Dutch spotte. These point back to a prehistoric Germanic *sput , which also produced Norwegian spott ‘speck, spot’. There may also be some connection with Old English splott ‘spot’ …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 84SPOT — Système Probatoire d Observation de la Terre. Famille de satellites voués à l observation civile de la Terre. Programme essentiellement français (contribution belge et suédoise représentant 10 % du financement), concrétisé par le lancement de… …

    Sigles et Acronymes francais

  • 85spot — [12] Spot may have been borrowed from Low German spot or Middle Dutch spotte. These point back to a prehistoric Germanic *sput , which also produced Norwegian spott ‘speck, spot’. There may also be some connection with Old English splott ‘spot’ …

    Word origins

  • 86spot — 1. noun /spɒt,spɑt/ a) A round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape. The leopard is noted for the spots of color in its fur. b) A …

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  • 87spot-on — also spot on ADJ: usu v link ADJ Spot on means exactly correct or accurate. [BRIT, INFORMAL] Schools were told their exam information had to be spot on and accurate …

    English dictionary

  • 88spot — 1. noun 1) a grease spot Syn: mark, patch, dot, fleck, smudge, smear, stain, blotch, splash; informal splodge 2) a spot on his nose Syn: pimple, pustule …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 89spot — {{#}}{{LM S36432}}{{〓}} {{SynS37339}} {{[}}spot{{]}} {{■}}(ing.){{□}} {{◆}}(pl. spots){{◇}} {{《}}▍ adj.inv.{{》}} {{<}}1{{>}} Al contado: • Nuestra cadena de supermercados se caracteriza por sus precios spot con descuentos muy interesantes.{{○}}… …

    Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • 90spot-on — adjective Date: 1949 exactly correct ; accurate, perfect < a spot on forecast > < a spot on impersonation > …

    New Collegiate Dictionary