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spot(2) (iou) and hair whorls (medicine)


spot(2) (iou)



spot verb. Infl. -tt-. LME.
[from the noun.]
I.
verb trans. Mark with stains. LME.
L. F. Baum The tears will fall on your green silk gown, and spot it.
verb trans. Stain or tarnish (a person's character etc.). LME.
b. Cast aspersions on. M16-E18.
verb intrans. Become marked with spots. M19.
verb trans. Remove small defects, marks, or stains from (a surface); remove (a mark or stain) from a surface. M19.
II.
verb trans. Cover or decorate with spots. LME.
P. H. Johnson The ceiling was covered with a dark blue paper spotted with silver stars.
b. Mark (a tree) with a round blaze. US. M18.
c. Moisten with a drop of liquid; place a drop of (liquid) on a surface etc. M20.
a. verb trans. Appear as a spot on (a surface). E19.
b. verb intrans. impers. in it spots, it is spotting, etc., it rains, it is raining, etc., slightly or in large scattered drops. Freq. in spot with rain. M19.
M. de la Roche 'Is it raining?' asked Augusta. 'Just beginning to spot,' replied Mrs. Court. J. Fowles It began to spot with rain.
verb trans. Billiards & Snooker. Place (a ball) on a spot. M19.
verb trans. Place in a particular location; esp. position (a railway car) for loading or unloading. N. Amer. E20.
III.
verb trans. Mark or note as a criminal or suspect. slang. E18.
verb trans. Guess or identify beforehand (the winner of a race etc.). colloq. M19.
verb trans. Catch sight of; notice; perceive. colloq. M19.
Betty Smith Scouts..watching..Games and spotting promising players. G. Greene Someone spotted me and reported me. G. Naylor They finally spotted Parker..in the dining room. F. Spalding Spotting the comic in everyday exchange, overheard in the office or on the bus.
verb trans. & intrans. (also foll. by for). Military. Locate and direct fire towards (an enemy position). E20.
verb trans. & intrans. Watch for and note types of or numbers on (trains, buses, etc.) as a hobby. E20.
Guardian It is everyone's ambition to spot at Crewe.

hair whorls (medicine)


hair whorls


A spiral arrangement of the hairs, as at the crown of the head.

Synonym: vortices pilorum.