dot

dot

verb

Definition of DOT

1

to cover by or as if by scattering something over or on <a hillside dotted with wildflowers>

Synonyms bestrew, dot, pepper, sow, spot, spray, sprinkle, strew

Related Words blanket, drizzle, dust; stud; dapple, fleck, speckle, stipple; bespatter, spatter

2

to mark with small spots especially unevenly <the practice of some chefs of positioning a small portion of food in the center and dotting the rest of the plate with sauce>

Synonyms blotch, dapple, dot, fleck, freckle, marble, mottle, pepper, shoot, speck, speckle, splotch, sprinkle, stipple

Related Words blot, dye, stain; band, bar, streak, stripe; intersperse, set, stud; bespatter, spatter