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dot

/dɒt/

noun

Meaning

  • A small, round spot.

    "a dot of colour"

  • (grammar) A punctuation mark used to indicate the end of a sentence or an abbreviated part of a word; a full stop; a period.

  • A point used as a diacritical mark above or below various letters of the Latin script, as in Ȧ, Ạ, Ḅ, Ḃ, Ċ.

  • 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.

  • One of the two symbols used in Morse code.

  • A lump or clot.

  • Anything small and like a speck comparatively; a small portion or specimen.

    "a dot of a child"

  • A dot ball.

  • Buckshot, projectile from a "dotty" or shotgun

Synonyms

tittle,
full stop,
period,
point,
dit,
decimal point,
speck,
spot

verb

Meaning

  • To cover with small spots (of some liquid).

    "His jacket was dotted with splashes of paint."

  • To add a dot (the symbol) or dots to.

    "Dot your is and cross your ts."

  • To mark by means of dots or small spots.

    "to dot a line"

  • To mark or diversify with small detached objects.

    "to dot a landscape with cottages"

  • To punch (a person).

Synonyms

stipple

preposition

Meaning

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