Polka vs. Dot

Polkanoun

A lively dance originating in Bohemia.

Polkanoun

The music for this dance.

Polkanoun

A polka jacket.

Polkaverb

(intransitive) To dance the polka.

Polkanoun

A dance of Polish origin, but now common everywhere. It is performed by two persons in common time.

Polkanoun

A lively Bohemian or Polish dance tune in 2-4 measure, with the third quaver accented.

Polkanoun

music performed for dancing the polka

Polkanoun

a Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time

Polkanoun

a lively dance of Bohemian origin in duple time

Polkanoun

a piece of music for the polka

Polkaverb

dance the polka

Polka

The polka is originally a Czech dance and genre of dance music familiar throughout all of Europe and the Americas. It originated in the middle of the nineteenth century in Bohemia, now part of the Czech Republic.

Dotnoun

A small spot.

Dotnoun

(grammar) A punctuation mark used to indicate the end of a sentence or an abbreviated part of a word; a full stop; a period.

Dotnoun

A point used as a diacritical mark above or below various letters of the Latin script, as in Ȧ, Ạ, Ḅ, Ḃ, Ċ.

Dotnoun

(mathematics) A symbol used for separating the fractional part of a decimal number from the whole part, for indicating multiplication or a scalar product, or for various other purposes.

Dotnoun

One of the two symbols used in Morse code.

Dotnoun

(obsolete) A lump or clot.

Dotnoun

Anything small and like a speck comparatively; a small portion or specimen.

Dotnoun

A dot ball.

Dotnoun

(MLE) buckshot, projectile from a "dotty" or shotgun

Dotnoun

A dowry.

Dotverb

(transitive) To cover with small spots (of some liquid).

Dotverb

(transitive) To add a dot (the symbol) or dots to.

Dotverb

To mark by means of dots or small spots.

Dotverb

To mark or diversify with small detached objects.

Dotverb

(colloquial) To punch (a person).

Dotpreposition

Dot product of the previous vector and the following vector.

Dotnoun

A marriage portion; dowry.

Dotnoun

A small point or spot, made with a pen or other pointed instrument; a speck, or small mark.

Dotnoun

Anything small and like a speck comparatively; a small portion or specimen; as, a dot of a child.

Dotverb

To mark with dots or small spots; as, to dot a line.

Dotverb

To mark or diversify with small detached objects; as, a landscape dotted with cottages.

Dotverb

To make dots or specks.

Dot

The United States Department of Transportation.

Dotnoun

a very small circular shape;

Dotnoun

the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966

Dotnoun

the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code

Dotnoun

street name for lysergic acid diethylamide

Dotverb

scatter or intersperse like dots or studs;

Dotverb

distribute loosely;

Dotverb

make a dot or dots

Dotverb

mark with a dot;

Dotnoun

a small round mark or spot

Dotnoun

a small round mark written or printed as part of an i or j, as one of a series of marks to signify omission, or as a full stop.

Dotnoun

a small round mark used to denote the lengthening of a note or rest by half, or to indicate staccato.

Dotnoun

the shorter signal of the two used in Morse code.

Dotnoun

used to refer to an object that appears tiny because it is far away

Dotnoun

used to indicate the punctuation separating parts of an email or website address

Dotnoun

a dowry from which only the interest or annual income was available to the husband.

Dotverb

mark with a small spot or spots

Dotverb

(of a number of items) be scattered over (an area)

Dotverb

place a dot over (a letter)

Dotverb

mark (a note or rest) to show that the time value is increased by half

Dotverb

hit (someone)