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misspot

/mɪsˈspɒt/

misspot verb: to mark (dice) with the wrong number of spots, generally in order to cheat.

Verb

misspot (third-person singular simple present misspots, present participle misspotting, simple past and past participle misspotted)

  1. (transitive) To mark (dice) with the wrong number of spots, generally in order to cheat.

Noun

misspot (plural misspots)

  1. A die marked with the wrong number of spots.
    • Tops and Bottoms (also Tops, Busters, Ts, Mis-spots): These are the dice used by the professional cheats.1961, John Scarne, Complete Guide to Gambling, page 283
    Synonyms:
    buster

Synonyms of misspot

Forms of misspot

Verb
third-person singular presentmisspots
present participlemisspotting
past participlemisspotted
pastmisspotted
Noun
pluralmisspots

Origin of misspot

From mis- + spot.

Questions about misspot

What does misspot mean?
Misspot means to mark (dice) with the wrong number of spots, generally in order to cheat.
What part of speech is misspot?
Misspot can be a verb or a noun.
How do you pronounce misspot?
Misspot is pronounced /mɪsˈspɒt/.
What is the past tense of misspot?
The past tense of misspot is misspotted.

Words near misspot in the dictionary

  1. misspoken
  2. misspool
  3. misspooled
  4. misspooling
  5. misspools
  6. misspot
  7. misspots
  8. misspotted
  9. misspotting
  10. misspray
  11. missprayed

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