SPOTTING Synonyms
There are 29 hypernyms of the word spotting. (close relations)
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| detecting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • a police investigation to determine the perpetrator | ||||||
| discerning | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • having or revealing keen insight and good judgment adjective satellite • unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic • quick to understand • able to make or detect effects of great subtlety; sensitive | ||||||
| finding | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation • the decision of a court on issues of fact or law • something that is found | ||||||
| looking | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||
noun • the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; look • the act of searching visually adjective satellite • appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms | ||||||
| observing | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception | ||||||
| seeing | verb, adverb, noun, adjectivev, adv, n, adj | |||||
noun • perception by means of the eyes • normal use of the faculty of vision adjective satellite • having vision, not blind | ||||||
| noticing | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an announcement containing information about an event • the act of noticing or paying attention • a request for payment • advance notification (usually written) of the intention to withdraw from an arrangement of contract • a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement • polite or favorable attention • a short critical review verb • discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes • notice or perceive • make or write a comment on • express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with | ||||||
| perceiving | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
verb • to become aware of through the senses • become conscious of | ||||||
| recognizing | verbv | |||||
verb • accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority • be fully aware or cognizant of • detect with the senses • perceive to be the same • grant credentials to • express greetings upon meeting someone • express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for • exhibit recognition for (an antigen or a substrate) • show approval or appreciation of | ||||||
| witnessing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • someone who sees an event and reports what happened • a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind) • testimony by word or deed to your religious faith • (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature • (law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law verb • be a witness to • perceive or be contemporaneous with | ||||||
| blot | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a blemish made by dirt • an act that brings discredit to the person who does it verb • dry (ink) with blotting paper • make a spot or mark onto | ||||||
| fleck | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a small fragment of something broken off from the whole • a small contrasting part of something verb • make a spot or mark onto | ||||||
| smear | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • slanderous defamation • a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope • a blemish made by dirt • an act that brings discredit to the person who does it verb • stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance • make a smudge on; soil by smudging • cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it • charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone | ||||||
| smirch | verbv | |||||
noun • a blemish made by dirt • an act that brings discredit to the person who does it verb • smear so as to make dirty or stained • charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone | ||||||
| bit | adverb, nounadv, n | |||||
noun • a small piece or quantity of something • a small fragment of something broken off from the whole • an indefinitely short time • an instance of some kind • piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding • a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states • a small amount of solid food; a mouthful • a small fragment • a short performance that is part of a longer program • the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers • the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press | ||||||
| blemish | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body) verb • mar or spoil the appearance of • mar or impair with a flaw • add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective | ||||||
| blob | nounn | |||||
noun • an indistinct shapeless form verb • make a spot or mark onto | ||||||
| dapple | verbv | |||||
noun • a small contrasting part of something verb • colour with streaks or blotches of different shades | ||||||
| daub | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • material used to daub walls • a blemish made by dirt • an unskillful painting verb • coat with plaster • apply to a surface • cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it | ||||||
| descry | verbv | |||||
verb • catch sight of | ||||||
