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How to sign: a small quantity
"a spot of tea"; "a bit of paper";
Similiar / Same: bit
Categories: small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity
How to sign: a blemish made by dirt
"he had a smudge on his cheek";
Similiar / Same: blot, smirch, smudge, daub, smear, slur
Categories: blemish, defect, mar
Within this category: blotch, fingermark, inkblot
How to sign: a small contrasting part of something
"a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red";
Similiar / Same: speckle, dapple, patch, maculation, fleck
Categories: marking
Within this category: macule, nebula, plaque, speck, worn spot
How to sign: an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
"he made a huge blot on his copybook";
Similiar / Same: blot, smirch, smear, stain
Categories: error, fault, mistake
How to sign: a job in an organization
"he occupied a post in the treasury";
Similiar / Same: berth, post, billet, situation, position, office, place
Categories: business, job, line, line of work, occupation
Within this category: academicianship, accountantship, admiralty, ambassadorship, apostleship, apprenticeship, attorneyship, bailiffship, bishopry, cadetship, caliphate, captainship, cardinalship, chairmanship, chancellorship, chaplaincy, chieftaincy, clerkship, commandership, comptrollership, consulship, controllership, councillorship, counselorship, curacy, curatorship, custodianship, deanship, directorship, discipleship, editorship, eldership, emirate, fatherhood, fatherhood, foremanship, generalship, governorship, headship, headship, hot seat, incumbency, inspectorship, instructorship, internship, judgship, khanate, lectureship, legation, legislatorship, librarianship, lieutenancy, magistracy, managership, manhood, marshalship, mastership, mayoralty, messiahship, moderatorship, overlordship, pastorship, peasanthood, praetorship, precentorship, preceptorship, prefecture, prelacy, premiership, presidency, primateship, principalship, priorship, proconsulship, proctorship, professorship, protectorship, public office, receivership, regency, residency, rulership, sainthood, secretaryship, senatorship, sinecure, solicitorship, speakership, stewardship, studentship, teachership, thaneship, throne, treasurership, tribuneship, viceroyship, viziership, wardenship, wardership, womanhood
