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| abrasion |
a spot or patch that has been scraped, as on the skin. [1/2 definitions] |
| ace |
a playing card or die face that bears only one spot. [1/7 definitions] |
| Achilles |
the hero of The Iliad, who is killed by an arrow in his heel, his only vulnerable spot. |
| Achilles heel |
any vulnerable or weak spot, part, or trait. |
| aphtha |
a small white spot or blister on the lips or in the mouth or intestines that is a symptom of certain viral or fungal infections. |
| blaze2 |
a spot or mark on a tree to show a trail. [1/3 definitions] |
| blind spot |
an area nearby but which, or in which, one cannot see or hear what is happening, such as an area behind an automobile in motion that the driver cannot see through a rear-view mirror, or an acoustically dead spot in an auditorium. [1/4 definitions] |
| blip |
a bright spot on a radar screen, used as an indicator. [1/5 definitions] |
| blot |
a spot or stain. [3/4 definitions] |
| darn1 |
a mended spot, as in a sock. [1/2 definitions] |
| depression |
a low spot or hollow. [1/4 definitions] |
| dot |
a small, round mark or spot. [1/3 definitions] |
| eyespot |
a spot that looks like an eye, as on the tail of a peacock. [1/2 definitions] |
| flyspeck |
a small spot or speck made by a fly's excrement. [2/3 definitions] |
| freckle |
any spot resembling a freckle. [1/3 definitions] |
| fret1 |
a worn spot, hole, or passage formed by erosion or corrosion. [1/8 definitions] |
| hollow |
a low or sunken spot or area, esp. a small valley. [1/10 definitions] |
| inkblot |
a spot or stain of or like ink on paper. [1/2 definitions] |
| itch |
(informal) to scratch (a spot that itches). [1/8 definitions] |
| knot1 |
the place where a branch grows out of the trunk of a tree. When wood is cut into boards, the knot looks like a dark spot. [1/6 definitions] |
| liver spot |
a red, black, or yellowish brown spot or area on the skin, formerly thought to be caused by malfunctioning of the liver. |
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