I.
noun
1 small mark on the skin ⇨ See also ↑ pimple
ADJECTIVE
▪ beauty
▪
She had a small beauty ~ on the left side of her face.
▪ liver
VERB + SPOT
▪ break out in
▪
The children all had measles, and had broken out in ~s.
▪ scratch , squeeze ( BrE )
2 place/area
ADJECTIVE
▪ exact , particular , precise
▪ convenient , good , ideal , perfect , right , suitable
▪
Take the time to find the right ~ to pitch your tent.
▪ beautiful , beauty ( BrE ), idyllic ( esp. BrE ), lovely ( esp. BrE ), pleasant
▪
It's a beautiful ~ to relax and enjoy the peaceful surroundings.
▪
The lake is one of the local beauty ~s.
▪ favourite/favorite , popular
▪
a popular ~ for picnickers
▪ deserted , desolate , isolated , lonely , remote
▪ quiet , secluded
▪ shady , sheltered
▪ sunny
▪ holiday ( BrE ), tourist , vacation ( AmE )
▪ picnic
▪ skate , surf (both esp. AmE )
▪ parking
▪ sore , tender
▪ sensitive ( often figurative )
▪
From his angry reply it was obvious that I had touched a sensitive ~.
▪ sweet ( informal )
▪
It's easier to hit the sweet ~ on larger-faced golf clubs.
▪ vulnerable , weak
▪
Check your house for weak ~s where a thief could get in.
▪ blind ( often figurative )
▪
I have a blind ~ where jazz is concerned (= I don't understand it) .
▪ danger , hot , trouble
▪
one of the world's major trouble ~s
▪ bald
▪
He usually wears a hat to hide his bald ~.
VERB + SPOT
▪ mark
▪
On your map, X marks the ~ where the race begins.
▪ point to
▪
She pointed to a ~ on the map.
▪
The referee pointed to the ~ ( = the penalty spot ). ( BrE )
▪ reach
▪ be frozen to , be rooted to
▪
He stood rooted to the ~, unable to move.
▪ find , pick
▪
They picked a good ~ for a picnic.
PREPOSITION
▪ on the ~
▪
The police were on the ~ within minutes.
PHRASES
▪ an accident black ~ ( BrE )
▪ a bright ~ ( figurative )
▪
The birth of my son was the one bright ~ in a terrible year.
▪ a tight ~ , a tough ~ ( figurative )
▪
The captain's knee injury leaves the team in a tight ~.
3 position (in a sport, etc.)
ADJECTIVE
▪ high , top
▪ number-one , number-two , etc.
▪
The album quickly reached the number-one ~ in the charts.
▪ second , third , etc.
▪ lead-off ( AmE ), starting
▪ final
▪ play-off ( AmE ), qualifying , runner-up
▪
The Korean team secured two qualifying ~s for the Olympic Games.
▪ promotion , relegation (both BrE )
▪ roster ( AmE )
▪
That leaves one roster ~, and the team will need a versatile player to fill it.
VERB + SPOT
▪ claim , secure
▪
Glamorgan claimed the top ~ in the League.
▪ earn
▪
She has earned a ~ on the national team.
4 part of a show on TV, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ radio , TV
▪ guest
▪ promo ( informal ), promotional
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ immediately , quickly , soon
▪ easily
▪
Most of these fossils are too small to be easily spotted.
▪ suddenly
▪ eventually , finally
VERB + SPOT
▪ be difficult to , be hard to
▪ be easy to
▪
The birds should be easy enough to ~.
▪ fail to
PHRASES
▪ well spotted ( esp. BrE )
▪
‘There's a parking space over there.’ ‘Well spotted!’
Spot is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ advert , ↑ advertisement , ↑ chance , ↑ danger , ↑ difference , ↑ error , ↑ flaw , ↑ gap , ↑ inconsistency , ↑ movement , ↑ niche , ↑ prey , ↑ problem , ↑ sign , ↑ similarity , ↑ talent , ↑ twinkle