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Dot

/dɒt/

A small, round spot.

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📖 Definitions of "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.

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"

preposition

1
Dot product of the previous vector and the following vector.

🔄 Synonyms of "Dot"

8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
pointnoun	A small dot or mark.
disperseverb	(transitive, intransitive) To scatter in different directions.
studnoun	(colloquial) A sexually attractive, promiscuous male.
sprinkleverb	(transitive) To cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance).
constellateverb	(intransitive) To (form a) cluster.
dustnoun	Fine particles.
scatternoun	(ergative) To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse.
ditnoun	The spoken representation of a dot in radio and telegraph Morse code.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Dot"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
sprinklenoun	A light covering with a sprinkled substance.
scatternoun	The act of scattering or dispersing.
disperseverb	(transitive, intransitive) To scatter in different directions.
dustnoun	Fine particles.
ditnoun	The spoken representation of a dot in radio and telegraph Morse code.
studnoun	(colloquial) A sexually attractive, promiscuous male.
pointnoun	A small dot or mark.
constellateverb	(intransitive) To (form a) cluster.
specknoun	A tiny spot or particle, especially of dirt.
tcmnoun	Initialism of traditional Chinese medicine. [The medical theory and practices of Chinese culture, especially herbal medicine, acupuncture, tui na, Daoyin and osteopathy, for preventing or treating illness, or promoting health and well-being; in China (and to an extent elsewhere) still often used in concert with scientific medicine (as complementary medicine).]
tdmnoun	(gaming) Initialism of team deathmatch. [(video games) A competitive mode found in multiplayer shooter games in which teams of (usually two) competitors attempt to assassinate each other. If there are more than two teams, the variant term multi-team deathmatch may be used.]
pikenoun	Any carnivorous freshwater fish of the genus Esox, especially the northern pike, Esox lucius.
mdtnoun	Initialism of Mountain Daylight Time. [Mountain Standard Time when observing daylight saving time.]
spannoun	The full width of an open hand from the end of the thumb to the end of the little finger used as an informal unit of length.
deathnoun	The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state.
knitted	Made by knitting.
stipplenoun	(painting) The use of small dots that give the appearance of shading; the dots thus used.
brinknoun	The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge.
extentnoun	A range of values or locations.
disruptverb	(transitive) To throw into confusion or disorder.