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| bird's-eye |
a woven, repeated fabric pattern of diamonds, each with a dot in the center, or a fabric with such a pattern. [1/4 definitions] |
| bullet |
a printed dot or other graphic character, usu. one in a series, placed before a list item, a point, or other piece of text to draw attention to or emphasize it. [1/2 definitions] |
| cap1 |
a dot of explosive powder contained in paper for use in a toy pistol. [1/5 definitions] |
| division sign |
a mathematical sign made up of a small horizontal line with one dot above it and one dot below it ( ÷ ). It indicates that the number coming before it is to be divided by the number coming after it. |
| dot |
to mark with a dot or dots. [1/5 definitions] |
| filename extension |
in computing, the final part of a filename, consisting of one or more letters after a dot, which indicates the format of the file data. |
| fleece |
to cover or dot with fleece or something resembling fleece. [1/7 definitions] |
| freak2 |
to dot or streak with color. [1/2 definitions] |
| freckle |
a light brown dot or mark in the skin, often brought out by exposure to sunlight. |
| halftone |
a technique for printing shading in which an image, such as a photograph or cartoon, is transformed into a complex of tiny dots by photographing it through a fine screen and transferring this dot image to the printing plate. [1/4 definitions] |
| pepper |
to season or dot with pepper. [1/4 definitions] |
| point |
a very small dot or mark. [1/20 definitions] |
| speckle |
to mark or dot with specks of color. [1/3 definitions] |
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