dot vs spatter

dot and spatter both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dot	Yes	No	Yes	No
spatter	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, spatter is a hyponym of dot; that is, spatter is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dot:

dot (noun)	spatter (noun)
street name for lysergic acid diethylamide	the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code	the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
a very small circular shape

dot (verb)	spatter (verb)
mark with a dot	dash a liquid upon or against
make a dot or dots	spot, splash, or soil
distribute loosely	rain gently
scatter or intersperse like dots or studs