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Definition of Soft spot

1. Noun. A place of especial vulnerability.

2. Noun. A sentimental affection. "She had a soft spot for her youngest son"

3. Noun. Any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus.

Definition of Soft spot

1. Noun. (idiomatic) A sentimental fondness or affection. ¹

2. Noun. A point of vulnerability in a defence ¹

3. Noun. A fontanelle ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Soft Spot

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soft tick soft tissue soft tissue infections soft tissue injuries soft tissue neoplasms soft tissue sarcoma soft tissue window soft top soft tops

Literary usage of Soft spot

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Massachusetts Reports: Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Judicial by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (1893)
"... that they could not tread down some portions of it, owing to the water and the soft condition of the filling in the trench; that there was a soft spot, ..."

2. The Clinical Journal (1893)
"The soft spot. When you pass your finger over the surface in such cases of ... This soft spot is generally small and clearly defined : in other cases it is ..."

3. The Investor's Catechism by Marcus Mathias Reynolds (1909)
"What is a SNIPE ? A curbstone broker was, in earlier days, referred to as a "snipe." What is a soft spot ? A weak point in the market, when any small orders ..."

4. Direct-current Motor and Generator Troubles: Operation and Repair by Theodore S. Gandy, Elmer C. Schacht (1920)
"This is usually due to a soft spot in the cone or ring mica which ... The number of high bars will depend upon the extent of the soft spot in the mica. ..."

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