splatter vs dot

splatter and dot both are nouns.

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

As verbs, dot is a hypernym of splatter; that is, dot is a word with a broader meaning than splatter:

Other hypernyms of splatter include disperse, dust, scatter, sprinkle.

splatter (noun)	dot (noun)
the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively	street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
a small quantity of something moist or liquid	the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
	a very small circular shape

splatter (verb)	dot (verb)
cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container	mark with a dot
dash a liquid upon or against	make a dot or dots
	distribute loosely
	scatter or intersperse like dots or studs