misspot

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/mɪsˈspɒt//ˈmɪs.spɒt/

verb

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

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buster
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Meanings

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

present singular third person misspots · participle present misspotting · participle past misspotted · past misspotted

  1. transitiveTo mark (dice) with the wrong number of spots, generally in order to cheat.
nounmisspot (plural misspots)

plural misspots

  1. gamblingA 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 & antonyms

nounA die marked with the wrong number of spots.

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buster

Origin

From mis- + spot.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

mispostmisstop
Cite this entry
APA

misspot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misspot

MLA

“misspot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misspot. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misspot,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misspot.

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