dot
(noun, verb, preposition)
noun
1. a very small circular shape
- draw lines between the dots
Similar word(s): point
Definition categories: shape, disc, disk, saucer
2. the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966
Similar word(s): transportation
Definition categories: group
3. the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
Similar word(s): dit
Definition categories: communication
4. street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
Similar word(s): acid, dose, elvis, pane, superman
Definition categories: man–made
Sentences with dot as a noun:
- a dot of colour
- a dot of a child
preposition
1. Dot product of the previous vector and the following vector.
- The work is equal to F dot Δx.
verb
1. scatter or intersperse like dots or studs
Similar word(s): constellate, stud
Definition categories: stative, continue, cover, extend
2. distribute loosely
Similar word(s): disperse, dust, scatter, sprinkle
Definition categories: contact, discharge
3. make a dot or dots
Definition categories: communication, write
4. mark with a dot
- dot your `i's
Definition categories: change, mark
Sentences with dot as a verb:
- His jacket was dotted with splashes of paint.
- Dot your is and cross your ts.
- to dot a line
- to dot a landscape with cottages