noun🔗ShareA small, round spot."a dot of colour"appearancemarkartChat 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 wrote "The dog barked" on the board, ending the sentence with a dot. "grammarlanguagewritinglinguisticsChat 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, Ċ."Some Vietnamese letters use dots above or below them to change the pronunciation, like the "ạ" in "Bạn khỏe không?" (How are you?). "languagewritinggrammarlinguisticsmarkChat 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 website address has three dots separating the words. "mathnumbertechnicalwritingsignChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOne of the two symbols used in Morse code."The Morse code message was simple: just a series of dots and dashes. "communicationlanguagetechnologywritingsignChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA lump or clot."There were small dots of dried paint stuck to the artist's palette. "medicinebodyphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAnything small and like a speck comparatively; a small portion or specimen."a dot of a child"partamountpointChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA dot ball."The bowler delivered three dots in a row, frustrating the batsman. "sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBuckshot, projectile from a "dotty" or shotgun"The hunter loaded his shotgun with dots for hunting rabbits. "weaponmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cover with small spots (of some liquid)."His jacket was dotted with splashes of paint."appearanceactionmarkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo add a dot (the symbol) or dots to."Dot your is and cross your ts."markwritingstationeryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo mark by means of dots or small spots."to dot a line"markappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo mark or diversify with small detached objects."to dot a landscape with cottages"appearancemarkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo punch (a person).""If he doesn't stop teasing me, I'm going to dot him one!" "actionpersonbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA dowry."In some cultures, a woman receives dots from her family upon marriage to help her establish her new household. "familypropertycultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA punctuation mark consisting of three dots, indicating an omission of some text or a sentence which wasn't fully finished, an ellipsis."The email cut off mid-sentence, ending with three dots... suggesting the message was incomplete. "grammarwritinglanguagewordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading