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Uncommondots
The correct spelling is dots.
How to pronounce dots
noun
Say it like: Dot-s
The correct spelling is dots. A small, round spot. For example: "a dot of colour"
Usage Examples
“a dot of colour”
“a dot of a child”
“His jacket was dotted with splashes of paint.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A small, round spot.
- 2.(grammar) A punctuation mark used to indicate the end of a sentence or an abbreviated part of a word; a full stop; a period.
- 3.A point used as a diacritical mark above or below various letters of the Latin script, as in Ȧ, Ạ, Ḅ, Ḃ, Ċ.
- 4.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.
- 5.One of the two symbols used in Morse code.
verb
- 1.To cover with small spots (of some liquid).
- 2.To add a dot (the symbol) or dots to.
- 3.To mark by means of dots or small spots.
- 4.To mark or diversify with small detached objects.
- 5.To punch (a person).
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