n. 1 spot, speck, point, jot, mark, iota, fleck, dab; decimal point, Brit full stop, US period Use three dots to denote text omissions 2 on the dot. exactly, precisely, punctually, to the minute or second, on time, Colloq on the button She arrived at noon on the dot
v. 3 spot, fleck, speckle, stipple, bespeckle The wallpaper is dotted with tiny squares of colour