dot

a small area that is different (as in color) from the main part there was just a dot on the tablecloth where the food had spattered Synonyms of dot blotch, dapple, spot, eyespot, fleck, mottle, patch, pip, point, speck, speckle, splotchWords Related to dot birthmark, freckle, mole; blob, blot, mark, smear, smudge, smutch, stain; spatter, splash; polka dot

1 to cover by or as if by scattering something over or on a hillside dotted with wildflowers Synonyms of dot bestrew, scatter, pepper, sow, spot, spray, sprinkle, strewWords Related to dot 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 of dot blotch, dapple, spot, fleck, freckle, marble, mottle, pepper, shoot, speck, speckle, splotch, sprinkle, stippleWords Related to dot blot, dye, stain; band, bar, streak, stripe; intersperse, set, stud; bespatter, spatter