dot
noun
- 1
A small, round spot.
“a dot of colour”
- 2
(grammar) A punctuation mark used to indicate the end of a sentence or an abbreviated part of a word; a full stop; a period.
- 3
A point used as a diacritical mark above or below various letters of the Latin script, as in Ȧ, Ạ, Ḅ, Ḃ, Ċ.
- 4
A symbol used for separating the fractional part of a decimal number from the whole part, for indicating multiplication or a scalar product, or for various other purposes.
- 5
One of the two symbols used in Morse code.
- 6
A lump or clot.
- 7
Anything small and like a speck comparatively; a small portion or specimen.
“a dot of a child”
- 8
A dot ball.
- 9
Buckshot, projectile from a "dotty" or shotgun
verb
- 1
To cover with small spots (of some liquid).
“His jacket was dotted with splashes of paint.”
- 2
To add a dot (the symbol) or dots to.
“Dot your is and cross your ts.”
- 3
To mark by means of dots or small spots.
“to dot a line”
- 4
To mark or diversify with small detached objects.
“to dot a landscape with cottages”
- 5
To punch (a person).
Synonyms
preposition
- 1
Dot product of the previous vector and the following vector.
noun
- 1
A dowry.
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