Blotch
noun
A large spot or area of discoloration that is irregularly shaped.
She noticed a blotch of ink on her white shirt.
Often appears as...
- ink blotch
- red blotch
verb
To mark or become marked with blotches.
The paint had blotched her hands with red and blue spots.
Often appears as...
- blotch with paint
- blotch skin
noun
A large spot or area of discoloration that is irregularly shaped.
She noticed a blotch of ink on her white shirt.
Often appears as...
- ink blotch
- red blotch
verb
To mark or become marked with blotches.
The paint had blotched her hands with red and blue spots.
Often appears as...
- blotch with paint
- blotch skin
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagination
Picture a blotch as an irregular, undefined shape, not a precise spot.
A blotch of sunlight danced on the wall, changing shapes with the clouds.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Negative
Blotch refers to discoloration, which can be negative or positive depending on the context.
The sky was a canvas with a blotch of beautiful orange hues at sunset.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal Description
Use 'blotch' for informal descriptions, especially when precision is not needed.
He couldn't help but laugh at the blotch of mustard on his friend's nose.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagination
Picture a blotch as an irregular, undefined shape, not a precise spot.
A blotch of sunlight danced on the wall, changing shapes with the clouds.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Negative
Blotch refers to discoloration, which can be negative or positive depending on the context.
The sky was a canvas with a blotch of beautiful orange hues at sunset.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal Description
Use 'blotch' for informal descriptions, especially when precision is not needed.
He couldn't help but laugh at the blotch of mustard on his friend's nose.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagination
Picture a blotch as an irregular, undefined shape, not a precise spot.
A blotch of sunlight danced on the wall, changing shapes with the clouds.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Negative
Blotch refers to discoloration, which can be negative or positive depending on the context.
The sky was a canvas with a blotch of beautiful orange hues at sunset.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal Description
Use 'blotch' for informal descriptions, especially when precision is not needed.
He couldn't help but laugh at the blotch of mustard on his friend's nose.
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Video examples
Pluto Has All the...
frigid featureless world it turns out that it has all the characteristics of a dynamic living planet and yes it is cold on the surface about minus 230 degrees Celsius I'd be walking over solid nitrogen but the blotches that could be
Video examples
Watch Thousands of Dogs...
lowest lowest form of humanity very often but even if it's very few sparks compared to very big blotches of darkness it there enough there enough to make it worth it entonces es una combination de
Video examples
Pluto Has All the...
frigid featureless world it turns out that it has all the characteristics of a dynamic living planet and yes it is cold on the surface about minus 230 degrees Celsius I'd be walking over solid nitrogen but the blotches that could be
Video examples
Watch Thousands of Dogs...
lowest lowest form of humanity very often but even if it's very few sparks compared to very big blotches of darkness it there enough there enough to make it worth it entonces es una combination de
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Jane Birkin
English Actress
I colour my hair mousy brown and I wear makeup only on stage. I use Laura Mercier - something called Biscuit, I think. I run one tiny sponge over my face and cover the red blotches. If I've got some rouge, I'll bung it on my mouth and cheeks.
Quote examples
John Millington Synge
Irish Poet
Lord, confound this surly sister, blight her brow with blotch and blister, cramp her larynx, lung and liver, in her guts a galling give her.
Quote examples
Jane Birkin
English Actress
I colour my hair mousy brown and I wear makeup only on stage. I use Laura Mercier - something called Biscuit, I think. I run one tiny sponge over my face and cover the red blotches. If I've got some rouge, I'll bung it on my mouth and cheeks.
Quote examples
John Millington Synge
Irish Poet
Lord, confound this surly sister, blight her brow with blotch and blister, cramp her larynx, lung and liver, in her guts a galling give her.
Example 1 of 2
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