Phrase Hound found 33 phrases and 17 compound words that contain dots. The most common are listed below. Open dots in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 33
- connect the dotsTo attempt to complete a puzzle in which dots on a paper must be connected in a specific order so that the joining lines form a picture.
- quantum dotsplural of quantum dot: A fluorescent nanoparticle of semiconducting material.
- join the dotsSynonym of connect the dots: To attempt to complete a puzzle in which dots on a paper must be connected in a specific order so that the joining lines form a picture.
- connecting the dotspresent participle and gerund of connect the dots
- connects the dotsthird-person singular simple present indicative of connect the dots: To attempt to complete a puzzle in which dots on a paper must be connected in a specific order so that the joining lines form a picture.
- joined the dotssimple past and past participle of join the dots
- joining the dotspresent participle and gerund of join the dots
- joins the dotsthird-person singular simple present indicative of join the dots: To attempt to complete a puzzle in which dots on a paper must be connected in a specific order so that the joining lines form a picture.
- dots per inchThe measure of a number of pixels per inch used in a graphic or supported by a digital display device, used to specify type or image resolution.
- connected the dotssimple past and past participle of connect the dots
- dots and boxesA pencil-and-paper strategy game in which the players (usually two) take turns adding a single horizontal or vertical line between two unjoined adjacent dots in a square grid, aiming to complete the most boxes whose corners are four …
- glue dotsplural of glue dot: A pressure-sensitive adhesive dot for use in craft activities etc.
- rock dotsAlternative form of röck döts: An umlaut (“diacritical mark”) over a letter in the name of a heavy metal band, added gratuitously for mere stylistic effect.
- suspension dotsSynonym of ellipsis: A mark consisting of multiple full stops (with or without spaces), used to indicate omitted, missing, or illegible words; or (in mathematics) that a pattern continues.
- dots and carriesthird-person singular simple present indicative of dot and carry: In addition, to set down the units and carry over the tens to the next column.
- polka-dotsplural of polka-dot; alternative spelling of polka dot.
- dot to dotsplural of dot to dot: A form of drawing in which numbered dots on a page must be connected in ascending order to create a final picture
- little red dotsplural of little red dot: Nickname for Singapore: a city, island, and country in Southeast Asia.
- chroma dotsplural of chroma dot: A type of visual artifact that appears when colour analogue video signals are displayed on black-and-white screens.
- centered dotsplural of centered dot
- dots downthird-person singular simple present indicative of dot down: To score a try
- fruit dotsplural of fruit dot: A sorus.
- ink dotsplural of ink dot: A small spot of ink.
- jazz dotsplural of jazz dot: A soul patch.
- mid-dotsplural of mid-dot
Compound words 17
- peridotsplural of peridot: A transparent olive green form of olivine, used as a gem.
- antidotsplural of antidot: A small, circular region of opposite charge or magnetization, especially one that is part of a semiconductor device
- biodotsplural of biodot: A small circle containing a liquid crystal whose colour indicates the temperature of the skin on which it placed; changes in temperature may be related to stress
- immunodotsplural of immunodot: An analytical technique similar to Western blot
- inkdotsplural of inkdot: A small spot of ink.
- interdotsthird-person singular simple present indicative of interdot: Between dots (in any of several contexts).
- microdotsplural of microdot: A text or photographic image that has been reduced in size to that of a typographical dot in order to escape detection by unintended recipients.
- middotsplural of middot
- mildotsplural of mildot: A type of firearm scope reticle using a one-milliradian dot as an aiming point and reference for range and holdover estimation.
- nanodotsplural of nanodot: A nanoscale dot