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Dot

Dot Meaning & Definition
Dot Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Dot?

[n] the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
[n] a very small circular shape; "a row of points"; "draw lines between the dots"
[v] make a dot or dots
[v] mark with a dot; "dot your 'i's"
[v] distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon."
[v] scatter or intersperse like dots or studs; "Hills constellated with lights"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Dot: constellate | disperse | dit | dust | point | scatter | sprinkle | stud

Related Terms | Find terms related to Dot: accent | accent mark | ace | appanage | atom | band | bar | bespangle | bespeckle | bespot | besprinkle | birthmark | bit | blaze | blaze a trail | blemish | blotch | brand | bread | cancel | caste mark | chalk | chalk up | check | check off | checker | checkmark | cicatrix | cicatrize | crumb | custos | cut | dab | dapple | dappledness | dappleness | dash | define | delimit | demarcate | direct | discolor | discoloration | dole | dottedness | dower | dowry | dram | dredge | dribble | driblet | drop | droplet | dust | dwarf | earmark | endowment | engrave | engraving | expression mark | farthing | fermata | flake | fleck | flick | flour | flyspeck | foundation | fragment | freckle | freckliness | gash | gnat | gobbet | grain | granule | graving | groat | hack | hair | handful | harlequin | hatch | hold | impress | imprint | investment | iota | iris | jointure | jot | key signature | lead | legal jointure | lentigo | ligature | line | little | little bit | macula | maculate | maculation | macule | make a mark | marble | marbleize | mark | mark off | mark out | marking | marriage portion | measure | metronomic mark | microbe | microorganism | midge | minim | minimum | minutia | minutiae | mite | modicum | mole | molecule | mote | motley | mottle | mottledness | nevus | nick | notation | notch | nutshell | ounce | particle | patch | pause | pebble | pencil | pepper | pimple | pinch | pinhead | pinpoint | pittance | point | pointillage | pointillism | polka dot | polychrome | polychromize | portion | powder | presa | prick | print | punch | punctuate | puncture | rainbow | riddle | scar | scarification | scarify | score | scotch | scrap | scratch | scratching | scruple | seal | seam | segno | settlement | sign | signature | slur | smidgen | smitch | snip | snippet | spangle | spatter | speck | speckle | speckliness | splash | splatter | splotch | spoonful | spot | spottedness | spottiness | sprinkle | stain | stamp | stigma | stigmatize | stipple | stippledness | stippling | strawberry mark | streak | striate | stripe | stud | swell | symbol | tattoo | tattoo mark | tempo mark | tessellate | thimbleful | thirds | tick | tick off | tie | time signature | tiny bit | tittle | trace | trifling amount | trivia | underline | underscore | vanishing point | variegate | vein | vinculum | watermark | whit

See Also | aerosolise | aerosolize | bespangle | cover | disc | discharge | disk | extend | international Morse code | mark | Morse | Morse code | plash | radiotelegraphic signal | saucer | spatter | splash | splatter | splosh | spray | swash | telegraphic signal | write

Dot In Webster's Dictionary

\Dot\, n. [F., fr. L. dos, dotis, dowry. See {Dower}, and cf. {Dote} dowry.] (Law) A marriage portion; dowry. [Louisiana]
\Dot\, n. [Cf. AS. dott small spot, speck; of uncertain origin.] 1. A small point or spot, made with a pen or other pointed instrument; a speck, or small mark. 2. Anything small and like a speck comparatively; a small portion or specimen; as, a dot of a child.
\Dot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dotted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dotting}.] 1. To mark with dots or small spots; as, to dot a line. 2. To mark or diversify with small detached objects; as, a landscape dotted with cottages.
\Dot\, v. i. To make dots or specks.

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