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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DOT, n. [I know not the origin and affinities of this word. It would be naturally deduced from a verb signifying to set, or to prick, like punctum, point.] A small point or spot, made with a pen or other pointed instrument; a speck; used in marking a writing or other thing.
DOT, v.t.
1. To mark with dots.
2. To mark or diversify with small detached objects; as a landscape dotted with cottages, or clumps of trees.
DOT, v.i. To make dots or spots.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a very small circular shape; "a row of points"; "draw lines between the dots" [syn: point, dot]
2: the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966 [syn: Department of Transportation, Transportation, DoT]
3: the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code [syn: dot, dit]
4: street name for lysergic acid diethylamide [syn: acid, back breaker, battery-acid, dose, dot, Elvis, loony toons, Lucy in the sky with diamonds, pane, superman, window pane, Zen] v
1: scatter or intersperse like dots or studs; "Hills constellated with lights" [syn: dot, stud, constellate]
2: distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon" [syn: scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse]
3: make a dot or dots
4: mark with a dot; "dot your `i's"

Merriam Webster's

abbreviation Department of Transportation

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English *dot, from Old English dott head of a boil; akin to Old High German tutta nipple Date: 1674 1. a small spot ; speck 2. a small round mark: as a. (1) a small point made with a pointed instrument <a dot on the chart marked the ship's position> (2) a small round mark used in orthography or punctuation <put a dot over the i> b. a centered point used as a multiplication sign (as in 6 • 5 = 30) c. (1) a point after a note or rest in music indicating augmentation of the time value by one half (2) a point over or under a note indicating that it is to be played staccato 3. a precise point especially in time <arrived at six on the dot> 4. a short click or buzz forming a letter or part of a letter (as in the Morse code) II. verb (dotted; dotting) Date: circa 1740 transitive verb 1. to mark with a dot 2. to intersperse with dots or objects scattered at random <boats dotting the lake> intransitive verb to make a dot • dotter noun III. noun Etymology: French, from Latin dot-, dos dowry Date: 1855 dowry 2

Oxford Reference Dictionary

abbr. (in the UK) Department of Transport.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. n. & v. --n. 1 a a small spot, speck, or mark. b such a mark written or printed as part of an i or j, as a diacritical mark, as one of a series of marks to signify omission, or as a full stop. c a decimal point. 2 Mus. a dot used to denote the lengthening of a note or rest, or to indicate staccato. 3 the shorter signal of the two used in Morse code (cf. DASH n. 6). 4 a tiny or apparently tiny object (a dot on the horizon). --v.tr. (dotted, dotting) 1 a mark with a dot or dots. b place a dot over (a letter). 2 Mus. mark (a note or rest) to show that the time value is increased by half. 3 (often foll. by about) scatter like dots. 4 partly cover as with dots (a sea dotted with ships). 5 sl. hit (dotted him one in the eye). Phrases and idioms: dot the i's and cross the t's colloq. 1 be minutely accurate, emphasize details. 2 add the final touches to a task, exercise, etc. dot matrix printer Computing a printer with characters formed from dots printed by configurations of the tips of small wires. dotted line a line of dots on a document, esp. to show a place left for a signature. on the dot exactly on time. the year dot Brit. colloq. far in the past. Derivatives: dotter n. Etymology: OE dott head of a boil, perh. infl. by Du. dot knot 2. n. a woman's dowry. Etymology: F f. L dos dotis

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Dot Dot, v. i. To make dots or specks.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Dot Dot, n. [F., fr. L. dos, dotis, dowry. See Dower, and cf. Dote dowry.] (Law) A marriage portion; dowry. [Louisiana]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Dot Dot, n. [Cf. AS. dott small spot, speck; of uncertain origin.] 1. A small point or spot, made with a pen or other pointed instrument; a speck, or small mark. 2. Anything small and like a speck comparatively; a small portion or specimen; as, a dot of a child.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Dot Dot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dotted; p. pr. & vb. n. Dotting.] 1. To mark with dots or small spots; as, to dot a line. 2. To mark or diversify with small detached objects; as, a landscape dotted with cottages.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(dots, dotting, dotted) 1. A dot is a very small round mark, for example one that is used as the top part of the letter 'i', as a full stop, or as a decimal point. N-COUNT 2. You can refer to something that you can see in the distance and that looks like a small round mark as a dot. Soon they were only dots above the hard line of the horizon. = speck, spot N-COUNT 3. When things dot a place or an area, they are scattered or spread all over it. Small coastal towns dot the landscape. VERB: V n 4. see also dotted, polka dots 5. If you arrive somewhere or do something on the dot, you arrive there or do it at exactly the time that you were supposed to. They appeared on the dot of 9.50 pm as always... = punctually PHRASE 6. If you say that someone dots the i's and crosses the t's, you mean that they pay great attention to every small detail in a task; often used to express your annoyance because such detailed work seems unnecessary and takes a very long time. PHRASE: Vs inflect

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. Point, period. II. v. a. 1. Mark with dots. 2. Variegate, diversify.

Moby Thesaurus

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