dot | Definition of 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

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