Adjacent Words
To speak by the cardTo speak fair
To speak for Buncombe
to speak of
To speak out
To speak well for
To speak with
To spin a yarn
To spin hay
To spin street yarn
To spit on
To splice the main brace
To split hairs
To split on a rock
To sport one's oak
To spread cloth
To spring a
To spring a butt
To spring a leak
To spring a rattle
To spring an arch
To spring at
To spring forth
To spring in
To spring on
To spring the luff
To sprunt up
To square one's shoulders
To square the circle
To stab at
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1917
To spot timber definitions
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Spot Spot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spotted; p. pr. & vb. n. Spotting.] 1. To make visible marks upon with some foreign matter; to discolor in or with spots; to stain; to cover with spots or figures; as, to spot a garnment; to spot paper. 2. To mark or note so as to insure recognition; to recognize; to detect; as, to spot a criminal. [Cant] 3. To stain; to blemish; to taint; to disgrace; to tarnish, as reputation; to asperse. My virgin life no spotted thoughts shall stain. --Sir P. Sidney. If ever I shall close these eyes but once, May I live spotted for my perjury. --Beau. & Fl. To spot timber, to cut or chip it, in preparation for hewing.
