# dots

Pronunciation: say "DOTS" US /dɑts/, UK /dɒts/, AUS /dɔts/

## Noun

1. Plural of dot. — plural of dot
   - Simple: Plural of dot. Use this form when you mean more than one dot.
   - _The artist filled the canvas with thousands of colored dots._
   - _Connect the dots to reveal the hidden picture._
3. A punctuation mark made of three dots that marks omitted text or a sentence left unfinished; an ellipsis.
   - Simple: A set of three small marks that show words are missing or a thought is not finished.
   - _The editor replaced the deleted clause with dots to keep the passage readable._
   - _His text ended in dots, as if he wasn't sure how to finish._
4. Alternative form of dotty. Slang in Multicultural London English. *(dialectal, Multicultural London English)* — Alternative form of dotty (“shotgun”).
   - Simple: Another spelling of dotty, a slang word for a shotgun. It is London street slang.
   - _He pulled out the dots and the crowd scattered._
   - _They came up the block waving the dots around._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present indicative of dot. — third-person singular simple present indicative of dot
   - Simple: The form of dot used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
   - _The painter dots the night sky with faint stars._
   - _She always dots her signature with a small flourish._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/dots (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).