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spot
noun [C] (PLACE) /spɒt/
/spɑːt/ Definition
B2 a particular place: This looks like a nice spot for a picnic.Places and locationsUnpleasant places on the spot › at the place where an event is happening or has recently happened: The police were called and they were on the spot within three minutes.General location and orientation C2 immediately: You can be sacked on the spot for stealing.Immediately
(Definition of spot noun (PLACE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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SMART Thesaurus: General location and orientation
Synonyms and related words:
- -orientated suffix
- about adverb (ALL DIRECTIONS)
- about adverb (NO ORDER)
- about adverb (PLACE)
- along preposition (AT A PARTICULAR PLACE)
- anterior adjective
- every determiner (ALL)
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