nnoun.objecta small fragment of something broken off from the wholeSynset:bit chip flake scrap
Examples:- a bit of rock caught him in the eye
Derivationally Related Form:chipflakeyflakyflake
Hypernyms:fragment
Inherited Hypernyms:bitfragmentpartthingphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:exfoliationmatchwoodscalescurfsliversplinter
Full Hyponyms:danderdandruffmatchwoodscalescurfsplinter
nnoun.attributea small contrasting part of somethingSynset:dapple maculation patch speckle spot
Examples:- a bald spot
- a leopard's spots
- a patch of clouds
- patches of thin ice
- a fleck of red
Derivationally Related Form:dapplepatchyspotpatchspecklefleck
Hypernyms:marking
Inherited Hypernyms:spotmarkingdesigndecorationartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:faculafretmaculamaculemock sunnebulaparhelionpinpointplaquesolar faculaspecksplashsundogsunspotworn spot
Full Hyponyms:amyloid plaquearterial plaquedental plaquefaculafreckleliver spotmaculenebulaparhelionplague spotplaquespecksplashsunspotworn spot
vverb.contactmake a spot or mark ontoSynset:blob blot spot
Examples:- The wine spotted the tablecloth
Derivationally Related Form:spotspottingblobblotfleck
Hypernyms:change surface
Inherited Hypernyms:spotchange surfacechange
Direct Hyponyms:bespatterbespeckledefilemaculatespatterspecklesplotchstainsullytarnish
Full Troponyms:darkenspatterspecklesplotchtarnish
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something