dot vs spray

dot and spray both are nouns.

dot and spray both are verbs.

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

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

dot: distribute loosely
spray: scatter in a mass or jet of droplets

Other hyponyms of dot include plash, spatter, splash, splatter, splosh, swash, splash, splosh, sprinkle, bespangle, aerosolise, aerosolize.

dot (noun)	spray (noun)
street name for lysergic acid diethylamide	a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist
the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code	flower arrangement consisting of a single branch or shoot bearing flowers and foliage
a very small circular shape	a jet of vapor
	a quantity of small objects flying through the air
	water in small drops in the atmosphere; blown from waves or thrown up by a waterfall
	a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying

dot (verb)	spray (verb)
mark with a dot	scatter in a mass or jet of droplets
make a dot or dots	be discharged in sprays of liquid
distribute loosely	cover by spraying with a liquid
scatter or intersperse like dots or studs

Difference between dot and spray

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