n. 25B6; noun
a grease spot on the wall : MARK, patch, dot, fleck, smudge, smear, stain, blotch, blot, splash; informal splotch, splodge.
a spot on his nose : PIMPLE, pustule, blackhead, boil, swelling, eruption, wen, sty; ( spots ) acne; technical comedo, papule; informal zit, whitehead; Scottish informal plook.
a secluded spot : PLACE, location, site, position, point, situation, scene, setting, locale, locality, area, neighbourhood, region; venue; technical locus.
social policy has a regular spot on the agenda : POSITION, place, slot, space.
a spot to eat or drink : BIT, little, some, small amount, morsel, bite, mouthful; drop, splash; informal smidgen, tad.
(informal) in a tight spot : PREDICAMENT, mess, difficulty, trouble, plight, corner, quandary, dilemma; informal fix, jam, hole, sticky situation, pickle, scrape, hot water.
25B6; verb
she spotted him in his car : NOTICE, see, observe, note, discern, detect, perceive, make out, recognize, identify, locate; catch sight of, glimpse; Brit. informal clock; poetic/literary behold, espy.
her clothes were spotted with grease : STAIN, mark, fleck, speckle, smudge, streak, splash, spatter; informal splotch, splodge.
it was spotting with rain : RAIN LIGHTLY, drizzle; Brit. spit; N. English mizzle; N. Amer. sprinkle.
25A0; on the spot IMMEDIATELY, at once, straight away, right away, without delay, without hesitation, that instant, directly, there and then, then and there, forthwith, instantly, summarily; N. Amer. in short order; archaic straightway, instanter.
25A0; spot on (Brit. informal) ACCURATE, correct, right, perfect, exact, unerring; Brit. informal bang on; N. Amer. informal on the money, on the nose.