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dot

noun · verb

Simple meaning

A small, round spot.

Pronunciation

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daht
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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈdɑt

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Definition

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noun

  1. A small, round spot.

  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. The shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code

  5. One of the two symbols used in Morse code.

  6. In musical notation, a symbol in the form of a small point placed after a note, indicating that its duration is to be augmented by 50%.

verb

  1. transitive

    To cover with small spots (of some liquid).

  2. Mark with a dot

  3. Make a dot or dots

  4. transitive

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

  5. To mark by means of dots or small spots.

  6. To mark or diversify with small detached objects.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A2 · Elementary
Frequency
Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

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  • “Just put a small dot on the map where you want to meet.”noun

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dot matrixquantum dotred dotpolka dotblack dotwhite dot

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  • dot matrix printernounCompound term

    A printer that represents each character as a pattern of dots from a dot matrix.

  • dot matrixnounCompound term

    A rectangular matrix of dots from which written characters can be formed.

  • dot com companynounCompound term

    A company that operates its business primarily on the internet using a URL that ends in `.com'.

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Synonyms

Sense: to cover with small spots (of some liquid)

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