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[ adjective ] having a pattern of dots

Synonyms

flecked speckled stippled specked

Used in print

(Octavia Waldo, A Cup of the Sun....)

Yet if he were not there , they would have missed him , as they would have missed the sounds of bees buzzing against the screen_door in early June ; or the smell of thick tomato_paste - the ripe smell that was both sweet and sour - rising_up from aluminum trays wrapped in fly dotted cheesecloth .

Related terms

patterned

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[ adjective ] having gaps or spaces

Synonyms

dashed

Examples

"sign on the dotted line"

Used in print

(Raymond C. Binder et al., editors, Proceedings...)

Thus , the dotted line shown in figure 4 was taken as typical for the temperature distribution for all blowing rates .

Related terms

broken

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Rhymes with

adopted potted knotted rotted daunted spotted undoubted plotted dated clotted adapted undaunted parted edited carotid alloted allotted lighted sited sighted cited rutted abducted deducted conducted tufted wanted shouted departed delighted unedited credited expedited hearted stunted dented uncharted fainthearted contorted distorted busted sorted masted malted salted vaulted glutted blighted rusted wanted mounted sprouted reported unreported purported unsupported supported outfitted edited sedated undated indebted patented halted chanted haunted hunted shortsighted admitted farsighted granted interrupted premeditated overexcited slanted unrequited coordinated implanted unobstructed uncoordinated unreconstructed forfeited instructed blasted encrusted reconstructed blunted trusted comforted crusted uninterrupted dedicated frosted vindicated planted obstructed surmounted distracted subtracted uninvited farsighted carpeted outdated imported addicted thwarted intimidated inundated invalidated validated unaccredited unconsolidated credited accredited consolidated discredited dilapidated predicted feted weighted seated sated footed routed rooted fated baited bated waited fetid looted booted coated mated noted toasted knitted witted pitted suited netted warranted ignited spirited interpreted sculpted invited forested assorted assaulted nearsighted unwarranted multifaceted buffeted benighted redistributed helmeted unlimited corrupted united treated talented excited low-spirited distributed dispirited illustrated federated moderated unprecedented repudiated castrated frustrated concentrated hydrated mediated dehydrated hated heated undocumented stimulated illuminated intoxicated sophisticated facilitated motivated impacted exhausted simulated uncounted irritated interested segregated populated uncorroborated hyphenated estimated unregulated uncontaminated uncomplicated

Phonetic and Homophones

D AA1 T IH0 D
D AA1 T AH0 D

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