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Meaning of "splotch" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SPLOTCH

Perhaps a blend of spot + blotch.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SPLOTCH

splotch  [splɒtʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPLOTCH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Splotch is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb splotch in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SPLOTCH

PRESENT

Present
I splotch
you splotch
he/she/it splotches
we splotch
you splotch
they splotch
Present continuous
I am splotching
you are splotching
he/she/it is splotching
we are splotching
you are splotching
they are splotching
Present perfect
I have splotched
you have splotched
he/she/it has splotched
we have splotched
you have splotched
they have splotched
Present perfect continuous
I have been splotching
you have been splotching
he/she/it has been splotching
we have been splotching
you have been splotching
they have been splotching
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I splotched
you splotched
he/she/it splotched
we splotched
you splotched
they splotched
Past continuous
I was splotching
you were splotching
he/she/it was splotching
we were splotching
you were splotching
they were splotching
Past perfect
I had splotched
you had splotched
he/she/it had splotched
we had splotched
you had splotched
they had splotched
Past perfect continuous
I had been splotching
you had been splotching
he/she/it had been splotching
we had been splotching
you had been splotching
they had been splotching
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will splotch
you will splotch
he/she/it will splotch
we will splotch
you will splotch
they will splotch
Future continuous
I will be splotching
you will be splotching
he/she/it will be splotching
we will be splotching
you will be splotching
they will be splotching
Future perfect
I will have splotched
you will have splotched
he/she/it will have splotched
we will have splotched
you will have splotched
they will have splotched
Future perfect continuous
I will have been splotching
you will have been splotching
he/she/it will have been splotching
we will have been splotching
you will have been splotching
they will have been splotching
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would splotch
you would splotch
he/she/it would splotch
we would splotch
you would splotch
they would splotch
Conditional continuous
I would be splotching
you would be splotching
he/she/it would be splotching
we would be splotching
you would be splotching
they would be splotching
Conditional perfect
I would have splotch
you would have splotch
he/she/it would have splotch
we would have splotch
you would have splotch
they would have splotch
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been splotching
you would have been splotching
he/she/it would have been splotching
we would have been splotching
you would have been splotching
they would have been splotching
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you splotch
we let´s splotch
you splotch
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to splotch
Past participle
splotched
Present Participle
splotching
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPLOTCH


birdwatch
ˈbɜːdˌwɒtʃ
blotch
blɒtʃ
botch
bɒtʃ
butterscotch
ˈbʌtəˌskɒtʃ
crotch
krɒtʃ
deathwatch
ˈdɛθˌwɒtʃ
dogwatch
ˈdɒɡˌwɒtʃ
hopscotch
ˈhɒpˌskɒtʃ
hotch
hɒtʃ
hotchpotch
ˈhɒtʃˌpɒtʃ
notch
nɒtʃ
overwatch
ˌəʊvəˈwɒtʃ
potch
pɒtʃ
rotch
rɒtʃ
scotch
skɒtʃ
stopwatch
ˈstɒpˌwɒtʃ
swatch
swɒtʃ
top-notch
ˈtɒpˈnɒtʃ
watch
wɒtʃ
wristwatch
ˈrɪstˌwɒtʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPLOTCH

split-wing
splits
splitter
splitting
splodge
splodgily
splodginess
splodgy
sploosh
splore
splosh
splotchiness
splotchy
splurge
splurger
splurgy
splutter
splutterer
splutteringly
spluttery

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPLOTCH

at a stretch
bitch
catch
cootch
dutch
fetch
hitch
hootch
klootch
match
on-off switch
on the watch
patch
pitch
scratch
scrootch
sketch
stretch
switch
write-protect notch

Synonyms and antonyms of splotch in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «splotch» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPLOTCH

Find out the translation of splotch to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of splotch from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «splotch» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

污点
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

splotch
570 millions of speakers

English

splotch
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पोतना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اللطخة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

грязное пятно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mancha
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লেপন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tache
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Splotch
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fleck
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

しみ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

splotch
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Splotch
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vết
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எழுதும் மைப்பூச்சு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्प्लोच
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

leke
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

macchia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

plama
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

брудна пляма
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pată
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

splotch
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vuil maak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fLÄCK
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

splotch
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of splotch

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPLOTCH»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPLOTCH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about splotch

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPLOTCH»

Discover the use of splotch in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to splotch and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Developmental Biology Protocols
Rocky S. Tuan, Cecilia W. Lo. e 12, Fig. 1. (See discussion in Chapter 42 and full caption on p. 461). The Splotch (A) E 11.5 wild-type (left) and homozygous Splotch (right) embryos are shown. Note int neural tube of the Splotch mouse in the ...
Rocky S. Tuan, Cecilia W. Lo, 2000
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Neural Tube Defects
Six alleles of splotch have been described and are currently available. Two of these alleles arose spontaneously, splotch (Sp), the original allele (Russell 1947) , and splotch-delayed (Spd). Four other alleles of splotch were derived by ...
CIBA Foundation Symposium, 2008
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Neural Crest Cells: Evolution, Development and Disease
PAX3 gene structure and mutations: close analogies between Waardenburg syndrome and the Splotch mouse. Hum Mol Genet 1994;3(7):1069À74. [54] Franz T. Persistent truncus arteriosus in the Splotch mutant mouse. Anat Embryol 1989 ...
Paul Trainor, 2013
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Philosophy and Theory of Artificial Intelligence
knows the other agent by name, and our Cogito has the above thought when seeing the other Cogito with a red splotch on his head. De re: This is a representation of the sentence “I believe of the agent named “Cogito” that the latter has a red ...
Vincent Müller, 2012
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The Neural Crest
The mouse mutation Splotch, initially characterized by the presence of a white patch in the abdomen of heterozygotes (Russell, 1947), represents a deletion in the gene coding for PAX-3 (Kessel and Gruss, 1990; Epstein et al., 1991). Splotch ...
Nicole Le Douarin, Chaya Kalcheim, 1999
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Cardiovascular Development and Congenital Malformations: ...
Analysis ofthe Pax3 gene in the mouse mutant splotch. Genomics 1993; 17: 355– 63. 2 Dickman ED,Rogers R,Conway SJ.Abnormal skeletogen- esis occurs coincident with increased apoptosis in the Splotch (Sp2H) mutant – putative roles for ...
Michael Artman, D. Woodrow Benson, Deepak Srivastava, 2008
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Cardiac Development
Homozygous Splotch embryos have myocardial dysfunction, similar to that seen after neural crest ablation,that causes embryonic lethality by 14.5 dpc (Fig.11.17) (Conway et al., 1997c). They also have persistent truncus arteriosus,outflow ...
Cell Biology Margaret L. Kirby Professor of Pediatrics, and Biology Duke University Medical Center, 2007
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Mammalian Development
Oil 75,431-441. Epstein, D.J., Malo, D., Vekemans, M. and Gros, P. (1991a) Molecular characterization of a deletion encompassing the Splotch mutation on mouse chromosome-1. Genomics, 10, 89—93. Epstein, D.J. , Vekemans, M. and Gros, ...
Peter Lonai, 1996
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Neural Crest Induction and Differentiation
The Splotch mouse is the most extensively studied mouse model of cardiac neural crest dysfunction. The first Splotc/z allele was identified in 1954 and is named for the white belly spot apparent in heterozygous mice.55'S6 Homozygous ...
Jean-Pierre Saint-Jeannet, 2007
10
Clinical Aspects of Hearing
They proposed splotch as a potential mouse homologue because it too showed a pigmentation defect in the form of a belly spot, and it was located in a region of conserved synteny between mouse chromosome 1 and human 2q. Around this ...
Thomas R. VanDeWater, Arthur N. Popper, Richard R. Fay, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPLOTCH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term splotch is used in the context of the following news items.
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Former investigator says hull damage sank Arctic Rose
... former National Transportation Safety Board investigator Bob Ford says footage from a remote-operated camera taken in 2001 shows a dark splotch which he ... «The Olympian, Jul 15»
2
Former investigator is convinced hull damage sunk the Arctic Rose
More than 14 minutes of footage focuses on the dark splotch on the starboard side of the hull. “We did linger over that particular area because it seemed like an ... «The Seattle Times, Jul 15»
3
New data reveals that Pluto's heart is broken
... named a previously observed dark, whale-shaped splotch (just to the left of the broken heart) after "Cthulhu," the dark deity invented by author H.P. Lovecraft. «Washington Post, Jul 15»
4
New map of Pluto reveals a 'whale' and a 'donut'
The new map gives us a closer look: On the left, there's a dark splotch, informally known as "the whale," measuring some 1,860 miles long. It's one of the darkest ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
5
Hochman: Whiffle ball brings out the kid in us
The pitcher's splotch. We'd play so much whiffle ball in my buddy's backyard that the grass just gave up, surrendering to scuffing from our Agassis or Bo ... «The Denver Post, Jul 15»
6
Centene Receives Anti-bullying Hero Award From Auburn University
... at schools across the country with award-winning children's author Michelle Bain reading her book Splotch the Madpole Does a Whole Lot of Bullying. «PR Newswire, Jun 15»
7
NASA's Dawn is homing in on the white spots on Ceres and still …
More recently, in February this year, the “splotch” became “bright white spots” as Dawn moved within 46,000km of Ceres. There were two, and they sat in the ... «Business Insider Australia, May 15»
8
See The Artwork For ASAP Rocky's "A.L.L.A."
A$AP, save for one detail, a purple splotch on Rocky's right cheek, of course mimicking the late A$AP Yams' signature birthmark. Also like Yams, Rocky includes ... «HotNewHipHop, May 15»
9
"Splotch the Madpole" teaches local students to stop bullying
Children's book author Michelle Bain visited the school and read her book titled “Splotch the Madpole” to fourth-grade students. Bain said she decided to write ... «KFOX El Paso, Apr 15»
10
NASA shows colourful glimpse of Pluto ahead of July rendezvous
The image is little more than an orange-tinged splotch with a smaller and dimmer splotch beside it, yet it represents a watershed moment for the spacecraft. «The Globe and Mail, Apr 15»

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