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n. (Zool.) A rounded organ between the eyes of the frog; the interocular gland. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Five-spotted. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. despote, LL. despotus, fr. Gr. despo`ths master, lord, the second part of which is akin to po`sis husband, and L. potens. See Potent. ] 1. A master; a lord; especially, an absolute or irresponsible ruler or sovereign. [ 1913 Webster ]

Irresponsible power in human hands so naturally leads to it, that cruelty has become associated with despot and tyrant. C. J. Smith. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who rules regardless of a constitution or laws; a tyrant. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. despotat. ] The station or government of a despot; also, the domain of a despot. Freeman.

{ } a. [ Gr. despotiko`s: cf. F. despotique. ] Having the character of, or pertaining to, a despot; absolute in power; possessing and abusing unlimited power; evincing despotism; tyrannical; arbitrary. -- Des*pot"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Des*pot"ic*al*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. despotisme. ] 1. The power, spirit, or principles of a despot; absolute control over others; tyrannical sway; tyranny. “The despotism of vice.” Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A government which is directed by a despot; a despotic monarchy; absolutism; autocracy. [ 1913 Webster ]

Despotism . . . is the only form of government which may with safety to itself neglect the education of its infant poor. Bp. Horsley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A supporter of despotism. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To act the despot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a playing card with eight pips on the face; an eight. [ slang ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Zoöl.) (a) A simple visual organ found in many invertebrates, consisting of pigment cells covering a sensory nerve termination. (b) An eyelike spot of color. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Marked with spots like eyes. [ 1913 Webster ]

Juno's bird, in her eye-spotted train. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Bot.) A California annual (Nemophila maculata) having white flowers with a deep purple blotch on each petal.
Syn. -- five spot, Nemophila maculata. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. a playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face shows five pips. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. A five-dollar bill. [ U. S. slang ] [ PJC ]

n. (Zool.) The Tasmanian forty-spotted diamond bird (Pardalotus quadragintus). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows four pips. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. same as fussbudget.
Syn. -- worrier, fussbudget, worrywart. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ from Ernst Gräfenberg, the gynecologist who first described it. ] A small spot on the front wall of the vagina in women, reported to be exceptionally able to produce high sexual excitement or orgasm when stimulated. Its existence is not universally accepted.
Syn. -- Gräfenberg spot. [ PJC ]

adj. Being or occurring at the place or time in question; as, an on-the-scene newscast. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of butterflies of the genus Argynnis and allied genera, having silvery spots on the under side of the wings. See Illust. under Aphrodite. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Scot. & D. spat, Dan. spette, Sw. spott spittle, slaver; from the root of E. spit. See Spit to eject from the mouth, and cf. Spatter. ] 1. A mark on a substance or body made by foreign matter; a blot; a place discolored. [ 1913 Webster ]

Out, damned spot! Out, I say! Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A stain on character or reputation; something that soils purity; disgrace; reproach; fault; blemish. [ 1913 Webster ]

Yet Chloe, sure, was formed without a spot. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A small part of a different color from the main part, or from the ground upon which it is; as, the spots of a leopard; the spots on a playing card. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A small extent of space; a place; any particular place. “Fixed to one spot.” Otway. [ 1913 Webster ]

That spot to which I point is Paradise. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

“A jolly place, ” said he, “in times of old!
But something ails it now: the spot is cursed.” Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Zool.) A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so called from a spot on its head just above its beak. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Zool.) (a) A sciaenoid food fish (Liostomus xanthurus) of the Atlantic coast of the United States. It has a black spot behind the shoulders and fifteen oblique dark bars on the sides. Called also goody, Lafayette, masooka, and old wife. (b) The southern redfish, or red horse, which has a spot on each side at the base of the tail. See Redfish. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. pl. Commodities, as merchandise and cotton, sold for immediate delivery. [ Broker's Cant ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Crescent spot (Zool.), any butterfly of the family Melitaeidae having crescent-shaped white spots along the margins of the red or brown wings. --
Spot lens (Microscopy), a condensing lens in which the light is confined to an annular pencil by means of a small, round diaphragm (the spot), and used in dark-field illumination; -- called also spotted lens. --
Spot rump (Zool.), the Hudsonian godwit (Limosa haemastica). --
Spots on the sun. (Astron.) See Sun spot, ander Sun. --
On the spot, or
Upon the spot, immediately; before moving; without changing place; as, he made his decision on the spot.

It was determined upon the spot. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Stain; flaw; speck; blot; disgrace; reproach; fault; blemish; place; site; locality. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 garment; to spot paper. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To mark or note so as to insure recognition; to recognize; to detect; as, to spot a criminal. [ Cant ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To stain; to blemish; to taint; to disgrace; to tarnish, as reputation; to asperse. [ 1913 Webster ]

My virgin life no spotted thoughts shall stain. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

If ever I shall close these eyes but once,
May I live spotted for my perjury. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

To spot timber, to cut or chip it, in preparation for hewing. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To become stained with spots. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Lit., being on the spot, or place; hence (Com.), on hand for immediate delivery after sale; -- said of commodities; as, spot wheat. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. (Com.) Cash paid or ready for payment at once upon delivery of property purchased. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Without a spot; especially, free from reproach or impurity; pure; untainted; innocent; as, a spotless mind; spotless behavior. [ 1913 Webster ]

A spotless virgin, and a faultless wife. Waller. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Blameless; unspotted; unblemished; pure; immaculate; irreproachable. See Blameless. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Spot"less*ly, adv. -- Spot"less*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The projected spot or circle of light used to illuminate brilliantly a single person or object or group on the stage, leaving the rest of the stage more or less unilluminated. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. hence, conspicuous public notice. [ Cant or Colloq. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

3. A lighting apparatus designed to throw an intense beam of light onto a small area. [ PJC ]

. (Eng. Billiards) The pocketing of the red ball in a top corner pocket from off its own spot so as to leave the cue ball in position for an easy winning hazard in either top corner pocket. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Marked with spots; as, a spotted garment or character. “The spotted panther.” Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

Spotted fever (Med.), a name applied to various eruptive fevers, esp. to typhus fever and cerebro-spinal meningitis. --
Spotted tree (Bot.), an Australian tree (Flindersia maculosa); -- so called because its bark falls off in spots. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. State or quality of being spotted. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who spots. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or quality of being spotty. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Full of spots; marked with spots. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A toper; one habitually given to strong drink; a drunkard. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]