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dot

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of 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, eyespot, fleck, mottle, patch, pip, point, speck, speckle, splotch, spot
Words Related to dot

birthmark, freckle, mole

blob, blot, mark, smear, smudge, smutch, stain

spatter, splash

polka dot

dot

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of dot

1 to cover by or as if by scattering something over or on

  • a hillside dotted with wildflowers
Synonyms of dot

bestrew, pepper, scatter, sow, spot, spray, sprinkle, strew
Words 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, fleck, freckle, marble, mottle, pepper, shoot, speck, speckle, splotch, spot, sprinkle, stipple
Words Related to dot

blot, dye, stain

band, bar, streak, stripe

intersperse, set, stud

bespatter, spatter

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