BLACKSPOT

Etymology

Noun

blackspot (plural blackspots)

A dangerous place or area.

A location with poor radio signal reception, e.g. for mobile phones.

(plant disease) Any of several diseases that produce black spots on leaves or the skin.

Anagrams

• black tops, black-tops, blacktops, postblack

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

7 February 2025

STORY

(noun) a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; “he writes stories for the magazines”


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