DOT

  1. (acronym) .  epartment of Transportation.
  2. Proper noun.  diminutive of the female given name Dorothy.
  3. Noun.  A small spot.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Noun.  One of the two symbols used in Morse code.
  8. Noun.  (obsolete) A lump or clot.
  9. Verb.  (transitive) To cover with small spots (of some liquid).
  10. Verb.  (transitive) To add a dot (the symbol) or dots to.

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