Note and Spy

Note

Note verb - To make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes.

Usage example: note the artist's rendering of the trees, how their leaves seem to dance in the wind

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Spy and note are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spy" instead a verb "Note".

Nearby Words: noted, notation, noting, Noteholder

Spy verb - To make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes.

Usage example: I spy a motel off in the distance, so let's spend the night there

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Note and spy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Note" instead a verb "Spy".

Nearby Word: spying

good	good note	good spy
perfect	perfect note	perfect spy
certain	certain note	certain spy
real	real note	real spy
Other adjectives: blue, personal, titular, last.

Going Postal has one, with the note that "If you saw Vetinari's spy, it was a spy he wanted you to see."

Source: Incredibly Obvious Tail
Shrek had a similar gag to Spy Hard Fiona starts singing with a bird, but they do a note so long and so high the bird explodes.

Source: Incredibly Long Note
Note, though, all of the spy strategies have to get around one major factor: spy-checking.

Source: Useless Useful Stealth

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