To exercise command of a ship, aircraft or sports team.
To act as captain
An honorific title given to a prominent person. See colonel.
The head boy of a school.
A maître d', a headwaiter.
A chief or leader.
An army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major.
A naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore.
The person lawfully in command of a ship or other vessel.
One of the athletes on a sports team who is designated to make decisions, and is allowed to speak for his team with a referee or official.
A commissioned officer in the United States Navy, Coast Guard, NOAA Corps, or PHS Corps of a grade superior to a commander and junior to a rear admiral (lower half). A captain is equal in grade or rank to a United States Army, Marine Corps, or Air Force colonel.
The leader of a group of workers.
To position (an aircraft) on the deck of an aircraft carrier ready for launch by catapult.
To cut or chip (timber) in preparation for hewing.
To retouch a photograph on film to remove minor flaws.
To keep the head and eyes pointing in a single direction while turning.
To place an object at a location indicated by a spot.
To support or assist a maneuver, or to be prepared to assist if safety dictates.
To remove, or attempt to remove, a stain.
To loan a small amount of money to someone.
To stain; to leave a spot (on).
To see, find; to pick out, notice, locate, distinguish or identify.
To position (a locomotive or car) at a predetermined point, e.g., for loading or unloading.
To stain; to blemish; to taint; to disgrace; to tarnish, as reputation.
A bill of five-dollar or ten-dollar denomination in dollars.
A bright lamp; a spotlight.
The southern redfish, or red horse (Sciaenops ocellatus), which has a spot on each side at the base of the tail.
The act of spotting or noticing something.
An official determination of placement.
A brief advertisement or program segment on television.
Penalty spot.
A food fish (Leiostomus xanthurus) of the Atlantic coast of the United States, with a black spot behind the shoulders and fifteen oblique dark bars on the sides.
A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so called from a spot on its head just above the beak.
An autosoliton.
A round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape.
A parking space.
One who spots (supports or assists a maneuver, or is prepared to assist if safety dictates); a spotter.
Any of various points marked on the table, from which balls are played, in snooker, pool, billiards, etc.
A difficult situation.
A pimple, papule or pustule.
A stain or disfiguring mark.
A decimal point; point.
A location or area.
Any of the balls marked with spots in the game of pool, which one player aims to pot, the other player taking the stripes.
A small, unspecified amount or quantity.
Available on the spot; for immediate payment or delivery.