1. (

• descry ,
• spot ,
• espy ,
• spy

) catch sight of ;

2. (

• spot ,
• recognize ,
• recognise ,
• distinguish ,
• discern ,
• pick_out ,
• make_out ,
• tell_apart

) detect with the senses; "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph" ;

3. (

• blemish ,
• spot ,

) mar or impair with a flaw; "her face was blemished" ;

4. (

• spot ,
• fleck ,
• blob ,
• blot ,

) make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth" ;

5. (

• spot ,

) become spotted; "This dress spots quickly" ;

6. (

• spot

) mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition; "spot the areas that one should clearly identify" ;

1. (

• patched ,
• spotty ,
• spotted

) having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture); "a field patched with ice and snow"; "the wall had a spotty speckled effect"; "a black-and-white spotted cow" ;