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dot
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- pronunciation:
- dat
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- phrases:
- on the dot
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a little mark or spot; speck.
His shirt is white with purple dots on it.
- synonyms:
- mark, speck
- similar words:
- freckle, spot
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| definition 2: |
a small mark made by a pencil, pen, or other pointed object.
He never remembers to put a dot over the letter "j."- synonyms:
- mark, period
- similar words:
- spot
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| definition 3: |
a decimal point or a multiplication sign.
- synonyms:
- decimal point, multiplication sign
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| related words: |
bead, blot |
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| phrase: |
on the dot |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
dots, dotting, dotted |
| definition 1: |
to mark with a dot or dots.
He wrote the word "ideas," being careful to dot the "i."- similar words:
- mark, spot, sprinkle
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| definition 2: |
to cover with dots or something like dots.
Stars dotted the sky.- synonyms:
- stud
- similar words:
- spot, sprinkle
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| related words: |
blot |
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