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dot
- pronunciation:
- dat
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- on the dot
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a little mark or spot; speck.
- synonyms:
- mark, speck
- similar words:
- freak, freckle, spot, tittle
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| definition 2: |
a small mark made by or as if by a pointed end, as of a pencil or pen.
- synonyms:
- mark, period
- similar words:
- spot, tittle
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| definition 3: |
a decimal point or a multiplication sign.
- synonyms:
- decimal point, multiplication sign
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| definition 4: |
a short click, tap, or buzz used in combination with longer dashes to represent letters in Morse code.
- similar words:
- buzz, click, tap
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| definition 5: |
a point after a musical note or rest, specifying that the time value should be increased by one half, or a point under or over a note to direct one to play staccato.
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| related words: |
bead, blot |
| phrase: |
on the dot |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
dots, dotted, dotting |
| definition 1: |
to mark with or as though with a dot or dots.
- synonyms:
- speckle
- similar words:
- freak, freckle, mark, spot, sprinkle, stipple
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| definition 2: |
to form or create with dots.
- similar words:
- fleck, freak, spot
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| definition 3: |
to stud or cover with or as if with dots.
Snowflakes dotted the sky.- synonyms:
- speckle, stud
- similar words:
- freckle, spot, sprinkle
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| related words: |
bead, blot, speck |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to make a dot or dots.
- similar words:
- mark, spot
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| related words: |
bead, blot |
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