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error vs spot

spot vs error

error and spot both are nouns.

error is not a verb while spot is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
error Yes No No No
spot Yes No Yes No
As nouns, spot is a hyponym of error; that is, spot is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than error:
  • error: a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
  • spot: an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
Other hyponyms of error include blot, smear, smirch, stain, confusion, mix-up, incursion, miscalculation, misestimation, misreckoning, distortion, miscue, parapraxis, slip-up, slip, offside, lapse, oversight, omission, skip, bloomer, blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup, pratfall, balls-up, ballup, cockup, mess-up, betise, folly, foolishness, imbecility, stupidity, renege, revoke.
error (noun) spot (noun)
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
(baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed a business establishment for entertainment
inadvertent incorrectness a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer
departure from what is ethically acceptable a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value
a misconception resulting from incorrect information a blemish made by dirt
part of a statement that is not correct a small contrasting part of something
(computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer an outstanding characteristic
a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance
a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising
a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
a small piece or quantity of something
a slight attack of illness
error (verb) spot (verb)
mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition
become spotted
make a spot or mark onto
mar or impair with a flaw
catch sight of
detect with the senses
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