| verb | be foolish or senile due to old age |
| verb | shower with love; show excessive affection for “Grandmother dotes on her the twins” |
| verb | scatter or intersperse like dots or studs “Hills constellated with lights” |
| verb | distribute loosely “He scattered gun powder under the wagon” |
| verb | make a dot or dots |
| verb | mark with a dot “dot your `i's” |
| adjective | extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent “adoring grandparents” |
| dotard | noun | an oldster in his dotage; someone whose age has impaired his intellect |
| dot | noun | a very small circular shape |
| stud | noun | ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt) |
| constellation | noun | an arrangement of parts or elements |
| scatter | noun | the act of scattering |
| sprinkling | noun | a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly |
| dust | noun | free microscopic particles of solid material |
| dispersive | adjective | spreading by diffusion |
| fondness | noun | a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love |