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Meaning of dot

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  dot
      n 1: a very small circular shape; "a row of points"; "draw lines
           between the dots" [syn: {point}, {dot}]
      2: the United States federal department that institutes and
         coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966
         [syn: {Department of Transportation}, {Transportation},
         {DoT}]
      3: the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
         [syn: {dot}, {dit}]
      4: street name for lysergic acid diethylamide [syn: {acid},
         {back breaker}, {battery-acid}, {dose}, {dot}, {Elvis},
         {loony toons}, {Lucy in the sky with diamonds}, {pane},
         {superman}, {window pane}, {Zen}]
      v 1: scatter or intersperse like dots or studs; "Hills
           constellated with lights" [syn: {dot}, {stud},
           {constellate}]
      2: distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon"
         [syn: {scatter}, {sprinkle}, {dot}, {dust}, {disperse}]
      3: make a dot or dots
      4: mark with a dot; "dot your `i's"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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