Blotch - English meaning

noun

An unusual, typically permanent, mark on someone's body which is there from birth.

Usage examples:

The physician should examine the entire spine for areas of redness, scars, blisters, lipomata, hair…

noun

A mark on a baby's skin at birth that usually stays there for life

noun

A brownish or reddish mark that is on a person's skin from when they are born

noun

A small mark or flaw which spoils the appearance of something.

Usage examples:

The girl's hands were without a blemish

verb

Spoil the appearance or quality of (something).

Usage examples:

His reign as world champion has been blemished by controversy

noun

A mark or fault that spoils the appearance of someone or something

Usage examples:

Makeup can cover up your skin blemishes., only one blemish spoiled her school record.

noun

A dark mark or stain made by ink, paint, dirt, etc.

Usage examples:

A blot of ink

verb

Dry (a wet surface or substance) using an absorbent material.

Usage examples:

Henry blotted the page

verb

To spoil a letter, drawing, etc. with scattered drops of ink

Usage examples:

I’ve spilled some coffee – can you bring me some paper towels to blot it up?, ink blots covered the…

verb

Press against (something) lightly several times with a piece of absorbent material in order to clean or dry it or to apply a substance.

Usage examples:

He dabbed his mouth with his napkin

noun

A small amount of something.

Usage examples:

She licked a dab of chocolate from her finger

noun

A small, commercially important flatfish found chiefly in the north atlantic.

Usage examples:

Even though this rig is especially good for gurnards, it also proves superbly successful for dabs, …

verb

Carelessly coat or smear (a surface) with a thick or sticky substance.

Usage examples:

The walls were daubed with splashes of paint

noun

A patch or smear of a thick or sticky substance.

Usage examples:

A daub of paint

verb

To spread a thick or sticky liquid on something or to cover something with a thick or sticky liquid, often quickly or carelessly

Usage examples:

Be daubed with the walls had been daubed with graffiti., daub something all over something the baby…

noun

The process of becoming discoloured, or the state of being discoloured.

Usage examples:

Teeth with amalgam fillings may run the risk of discoloration

noun

A change to the original colour of something that makes it look unpleasant or damaged

Usage examples:

Too much fluoride can cause a harmless discoloration of the teeth., chips, cracks and discoloration…

noun

A small round mark or spot.

Usage examples:

A symbol depicted in coloured dots

verb

Mark with a small spot or spots.

Usage examples:

Wet spots of rain began to dot his shirt

noun

A dowry from which only the interest or annual income was available to the husband.

noun

An act or instance of erupting.

Usage examples:

The eruption of vesuvius

noun

An occasion when a volcano explodes, and flames and rocks come out of it, or the act of doing this

Usage examples:

A volcanic eruption, around the year 600, the eruption of a nearby volcano buried ceren's buildings…

noun

The act of starting suddenly and violently

Usage examples:

There was a violent eruption of anti-government feeling., the curfew was aimed at preventing any er…

noun

A small patch of light brown colour on the skin, often becoming more pronounced through exposure to the sun.

Usage examples:

She had a light sprinkling of freckles on her nose

verb

Cover or become covered with freckles.

Usage examples:

Skin which freckles easily

noun

A small brown spot on the skin, esp. on a light-skinned person

Usage examples:

The brothers were in their early teens, and both had reddish hair and freckles., a freckled nose

noun

A small area on a surface having a different colour from its surroundings, typically one caused by damage or dirt.

Usage examples:

The blow left a red mark down one side of her face

verb

Make a visible impression or stain on.

Usage examples:

He fingered the photograph gently, careful not to mark it

noun

(until the introduction of the euro in 2002) the basic monetary unit of germany, equal to 100 pfennig; a deutschmark.

Usage examples:

Germany spent billions of marks to save the french franc from speculators

noun

A piece of cloth or other material used to mend or strengthen a torn or weak point.

Usage examples:

The jacket was of well-worn tweed with leather patches on the elbows

verb

Mend or strengthen (fabric or clothing) with a patch.

Usage examples:

Her jeans were neatly patched

noun

A small part of a surface that is different in some way from the area around it

Usage examples:

Watch for patches of ice on the road., we have a small vegetable patch (= area for growing vegetabl…

verb

Make a light explosive sound.

Usage examples:

Corks popped and glasses tinkled

noun

A light explosive sound.

Usage examples:

There were a few pops, perhaps from pistols

adverb

With a light explosive sound.

Usage examples:

The champagne went pop

noun

A dark red birthmark (= mark on the skin that has been there since a person's birth)

adjective

Acting or done without careful consideration of the possible consequences; impetuous.

Usage examples:

It would be extremely rash to make such an assumption

noun

An area of redness and spots on a person's skin, appearing especially as a result of allergy or illness.

Usage examples:

A red itchy rash appeared on her legs

verb

Coat or mark (something) messily or carelessly with a greasy or sticky substance.

Usage examples:

His face was smeared with dirt

noun

A mark or streak of a greasy or sticky substance.

Usage examples:

There was an oil smear on his jacket

verb

Smudge or soil by smudging

verb

Cause (something) to become messily smeared by rubbing it.

Usage examples:

She dabbed her eyes, careful not to smudge her make-up

noun

A blurred or smeared mark on the surface of something.

Usage examples:

A smudge of blood on the floor

noun

A smoky outdoor fire that is lit to keep off insects or protect plants against frost.

Usage examples:

Discussions of the merits of various smudges at keeping bugs at bay

noun

A tiny spot.

Usage examples:

The figure in the distance had become a mere speck

verb

Mark with small spots.

Usage examples:

Their skin was specked with goose pimples

noun

A smoked ham of a type produced in north-eastern italy.

Usage examples:

Add the radicchio, thyme, speck, prosciutto, and chicken stock and cook for another eight to ten mi…

noun

A small spot or patch of colour.

Usage examples:

It has white speckles on its forewing

verb

Mark with a large number of small spots or patches of colour.

Usage examples:

Gulls whirled round the masts, speckling the docks with guano

noun

A very small mark of a different colour from the area around it, usually found with a large number of other marks of the same type

Usage examples:

A blackbird's egg is blue with brown speckles on it., a few drops of blood speckled his face., blac…

noun

A sound made by something striking or falling into liquid.

Usage examples:

We hit the water with a mighty splash

verb

Cause (liquid) to strike or fall on something in irregular drops.

Usage examples:

She splashed cold water on to her face

verb

To scatter liquid or to cause liquid to scatter through the air or onto something

Usage examples:

[ t ] she splashed her face with cold water., [ i ] kids love to splash around in mud puddles., a s…

noun

A large blob or smear of something; a splotch.

Usage examples:

A splodge of strawberry jam

verb

Mark with a large blob or smear of something.

Usage examples:

Her coat was splodged with paint

noun

A mark or spot that does not have a regular shape

Usage examples:

He put his hand on the bed, and left a splodge of blood on the bedspread.

noun

A blob or smear of something, typically a liquid.

Usage examples:

A splotch of red in a larger area of yellow

verb

Mark with a blot or smear of something.

Usage examples:

The white tablecloth was splotched with red wine

noun

A mark or spot with an irregular shape

Usage examples:

The rash showed as red splotches on her face.

noun

A small round or roundish mark, differing in colour or texture from the surface around it.

Usage examples:

Ladybirds have black spots on their red wing covers

verb

Short for spotlight.

verb

A point located with respect to surface features of some region

verb

Mark or discolour with something that is not easily removed.

Usage examples:

Her clothing was stained with blood

noun

A coloured patch or dirty mark that is difficult to remove.

Usage examples:

There were mud stains on my shoes

verb

To leave a mark on something that is difficult to remove, or to become colored or spoiled by a mark

Usage examples:

[ t ] strawberry juice stained my shirt., [ i ] this carpet is practical because it doesn’t stain e…

noun

A long, thin line or mark of a different substance or colour from its surroundings.

Usage examples:

A streak of oil

verb

Cover (a surface) with streaks.

Usage examples:

Tears streaking her face, cynthia looked up

noun

A mark of a color that is different from what surrounds it, or a thin strip of light

Usage examples:

Streaks of gray and black colored the marble., the comet appeared as a dazzling streak in the sky.,…