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She has an American accent.
NGSL Rank: 1135
spot
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Meanings
noun
- a small round or roundish mark, differing in colour or texture from the surface around it.E.g. ladybirds have black spots on their red wing covers
- a particular place or point.E.g. a nice secluded spot
- a small amount of something.E.g. a spot of rain
- denoting a system of trading in which commodities or currencies are delivered and paid for immediately after a sale.E.g. trading in the spot markets
- short for spotlight.
- a board for working plaster before application.
- a banknote of a specified value.E.g. a ten-spot
- a bar or other drinking establishment (usually in a private home in a township) that operates without an official permit.E.g. her father was at the spot with his friends
verb
- see, notice, or recognize (someone or something) that is difficult to detect or that one is searching for.E.g. Andrew spotted the advert in the paper
- mark or become marked with spots.E.g. the velvet was spotted with stains
- rain slightly.E.g. it was still spotting with rain
- place (a ball) on its designated starting point on a billiard table.
- give or lend (money) to (someone).E.g. I'll spot you $300
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