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DictionarySeeconnectconnect the dots
connect the dots1. Literally, to draw a line between dots, often as part of a children's activity to create an illustration or design. The kids are having fun connecting the dots and making pretty pictures for us.2. To understand something by piecing together hints or other bits of information. Once I started to connect the dots, I realized that, if they hadn't called me by now, I probably wasn't getting the job.See also: connect, dotconnect the ˈdots (British English also join (up) the ˈdots) find or show the relationships between different things: It’s not hard to connect the dots between crime and poverty. ▶ connect-the-ˈdots adj.: a connect-the-dots articleSee also: connect, dot connect the dots1. To draw connecting lines between a seemingly random arrangement of numbered dots so as to produce a picture or design.2. To draw logical inferences connecting items of information to reveal something previously hidden or unknown.See also: connect, dot |