DOT
- (acronym) . epartment of Transportation.
- Proper noun. diminutive of the female given name Dorothy.
- Noun. A small spot.
- Noun. (grammar) A punctuation mark used to indicate the end of a sentence or an abbreviated part of a word; a full stop; a period.
- Noun. A diacritical mark comprised of a dot above or below any of various letters of the Latin script. Examples include: Ȧ, Ạ, Ḅ, Ḃ, Ċ, etc.
- Noun. (mathematics) A symbol used for separating the fractional part of a decimal number from the whole part, for indicating multiplication or a scalar product, or for various other purposes.
- Noun. One of the two symbols used in Morse code.
- Noun. (obsolete) A lump or clot.
- Verb. (transitive) To cover with small spots (of some liquid).
- Verb. (transitive) To add a dot (the symbol) or dots to.
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