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dot

dot
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dot]
    • /dɒt/
    • /dɒt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dot]
    • /dɒt/

Definitions of dot word

  • noun dot a female given name, form of Dorothea and Dorothy. 1
  • verb with object dot to mark with or as if with a dot or dots. 1
  • verb with object dot to stud or diversify with or as if with dots: Trees dot the landscape. 1
  • verb with object dot to form or cover with dots: He dotted a line across the page. 1
  • verb with object dot Cookery. to sprinkle with dabs of butter, margarine, or the like: Dot the filling with butter. 1
  • verb without object dot to make a dot or dots. 1

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Origin of dot

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; perhaps to be identified with Old English dott head of a boil, though not attested in Middle English; cf. dottle, dit, derivative of Old English dyttan to stop up (probably derivative of dott); cognate with Old High German tutta nipple

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Dot

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

dot popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

dot usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for dot

noun dot

  • droplet — a little drop.
  • fleck — a speck; a small bit: a fleck of dirt.
  • speck — a small spot differing in color or substance from that of the surface or material upon which it appears or lies: Specks of soot on the window sill.
  • dab — DAB is the transmission of digital stereo over conventional radio channels. DAB is an abbreviation for 'digital audio broadcasting'.
  • tittle — a dot or other small mark in writing or printing, used as a diacritic, punctuation, etc.

verb dot

  • sprinkle — to scatter (a liquid, powder, etc.) in drops or particles: She sprinkled powder on the baby.
  • stud — a studhorse or stallion.
  • stipple — to paint, engrave, or draw by means of dots or small touches.
  • freckle — one of the small, brownish spots on the skin that are caused by deposition of pigment and that increase in number and darken on exposure to sunlight; lentigo.
  • dabble — If you dabble in something, you take part in it but not very seriously.

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