Spotting
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The tinting of photographs.
noun.
The process of separating a train into sections.
noun.
In
botany
, same as
necrosis
, 2.
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verb.
Present participle of
spot
.
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noun.
the act of spotting or staining something
noun.
the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
Word Usage
"A pair of binoculars are a great help in spotting squirrels especially in late winter when no foliage exists."
Form
Aeroplane spotting
Bus spotting
Trainspotting
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
dirtying
discovery
find
soiling
soilure
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
allotting
blotting
botting
clotting
dotting
verb-stem
spot