I. noun
1.
Synonyms: stigma , bar sinister, black eye, blot, blur, brand, odium, onus, slur, stain
2.
Synonyms: dram , dollop, drop, jolt, nip, shot, slug, snort, snorter, tot
3.
Synonyms: particle , atom, doit, iota, jot, mite, molecule, smidgen, speck, whit
4.
Synonyms: place 1, location, locus, point, position, site, situation, station, where
Related Word: scene; section, sector
5.
Synonyms: job 2, appointment, berth, billet, connection, office, place, position, post, situation
Idioms: job slot
6.
Synonyms: predicament , box, corner, dilemma, fix, hole, jam, pickle, plight, scrape
II. verb
1.
to mark or stain (something) with spots
a white dress spotted with red mud
Synonyms: bespatter, bespot, spatter; compare speckle 1
Related Word: blot, blotch, mottle; fleck, marble, streak, stripe; dot, pepper, speck, speckle, sprinkle, stipple; splash; dirty, soil, stain
2.
to form or appear as spots on
a bleak landscape spotted with cottages
Synonyms: dot, pimple, speckle, sprinkle, stud
Related Word: intersperse
3.
Synonyms: identify , determinate, diagnose, diagnosticate, distinguish, finger, pinpoint, place, recognize
Related Word: ascertain; see
4.
Synonyms: find 1, catch, descry, detect, encounter, espy, hit (on or upon), meet (with), turn up
III. adjective
Synonyms: random , aimless, designless, haphazard, hit-or-miss, irregular, slapdash, unaimed, unconsidered, unplanned