| Main Entry: | spot |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mark, stain |
Synonyms: |
atom, blemish, blot, blotch, daub, discoloration, dollop, dram, drop, flaw, iota, jot, little bit, mite, molecule, mote, nip, particle, pimple, pinch, shot, smidgen, smudge, snort, speck, taint, whit |
Antonyms: |
plainness |
| Main Entry: | spot |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | location |
Synonyms: |
X marks the spot, X, hangout, hole*, joint*, layout, locality, locus, office, pad, place, plant, point, position, post, roof, scene, seat, section, sector, site, situation, slot, station, wherever |
| Main Entry: | spot |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bad situation |
Synonyms: |
box*, corner*, difficulty, dilemma, fix, hole*, jam, mess, pickle, plight, predicament, quandary, scrape, trouble |
Antonyms: |
benefit, boon, success |
| Main Entry: | spot |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | position in organization |
Synonyms: |
appointment, berth, billet, connection, job, office, place, post, responsibility, situation, station, work |
| Main Entry: | spot |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mark, stain |
Synonyms: |
besmirch, bespatter, blot, blotch, dapple, dirty, dot, fleck, maculate, marble, mottle, pepper, pimple, soil, spatter, speck, speckle, splash, splotch, stipple, streak, stripe, stud, sully, taint, tarnish |
Antonyms: |
clean, unspot |
| Main Entry: | spot |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | see, recognize |
Synonyms: |
catch, catch sight of, descry, detect, determinate, diagnose, discern, discover, distinguish, encounter, espy, ferret out, find, identify, locate, make out, meet with, observe, pick out, pinpoint, place, point out, sight, trace, track, turn up |
Antonyms: |
overlook |
| Main Entry: | act |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | part of a performance |
Synonyms: |
bit*, curtain, epilogue, gag, introduction, number, piece, prologue, routine, scene, schtick, show, sketch, spot, turn |
| Notes: | an act is the main dramatic unit and a scene is a division within an act |
| Main Entry: | advance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | promote or propose an idea |
Synonyms: |
adduce, allege, ballyhoo, beat the drum for, benefit, boost, cite, encourage, foster, further, get ink for, hype*, introduce, lay forward, make a pitch for, offer, plug*, present, proffer, puff, push, put forward, put on the map, serve, set forth, splash, spot, submit, suggest, throw spotlight on, urge |
Antonyms: |
hesitate, stop, withdraw |
| Main Entry: | advertise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | publicize for the purpose of selling or causing one to want |
Synonyms: |
acquaint, advance, advise, announce, apprise, ballyhoo, beat the drum for, bill, blazon, boost*, build up, circularize, communicate, declare, disclose, display, divulge, drum, endorse, exhibit, expose, flaunt, get on soapbox for, hard sell, herald, hype*, inform, make a pitch, make known, notify, pitch, plug, press agent, proclaim, promote, promulgate, puff, push, put on the map, reveal, show, soft sell, splash*, sponsor, spot, tout, uncover, unmask |
Antonyms: |
hide, keep secret |
| Main Entry: | atom |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | smallest part of something |
Synonyms: |
bit, crumb, dot, fragment, grain, iota, jot, minimum, mite, modicum, molecule, morsel, mote, ounce, particle, scintilla, scrap, shred, smidgen, speck, spot, tittle, trace, whit |