noun🔗ShareA small, round spot."a dot of colour"appearancemarkpointitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(grammar) A punctuation mark used to indicate the end of a sentence or an abbreviated part of a word; a full stop; a period."The teacher said, "Please read the entire sentence, and put a dot at the end." "grammarlanguagewritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA point used as a diacritical mark above or below various letters of the Latin script, as in Ȧ, Ạ, Ḅ, Ḃ, ÄŠ."The teacher explained that the dot above the "i" in "sÃ" is a diacritical dot. "grammarlanguagewritinglinguisticssignmarkcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA 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."The recipe called for 2.5 cups of flour. The dot separates the whole number from the fractional part. "mathnumbercomputingtechnologysigntechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOne of the two symbols used in Morse code."The Morse code message used the short dot and long dash to spell out "hello." "communicationlanguagesignaltechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA lump or clot."The doctor noticed a small dot of blood on the bandage, indicating a small clot. "medicinebodyphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAnything small and like a speck comparatively; a small portion or specimen."a dot of a child"markamountpointChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA dot ball."The children played with a bright red dot ball in the park. "sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBuckshot, projectile from a "dotty" or shotgun"The hunter loaded the shotgun with dozens of lead dots. "weaponmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cover with small spots (of some liquid)."His jacket was dotted with splashes of paint."appearancemarkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo add a dot (the symbol) or dots to."Dot your is and cross your ts."markwritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo mark by means of dots or small spots."to dot a line"markwritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo mark or diversify with small detached objects."to dot a landscape with cottages"markappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo punch (a person)."The bully tried to dot the student in the hallway. "actionbodypersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition🔗ShareDot product of the previous vector and the following vector."To find the total sales for the week, we need to calculate the dot product of the sales figures for each day and the average price per item. "mathphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA dowry."The young woman received a large dot with her husband-to-be's family, which included a house and some land. "familypropertycultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading