Dot Definition
dŏt
dots, dotted, dotting
noun
dots
A tiny spot, speck, or mark, esp. one made with or as with a pointed object.
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A point used in orthography or punctuation.
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Any small, round spot.
Polka dots.
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The basic unit of composition for an image produced by a device that prints text or graphics on paper.
A resolution of 900 dots per inch.
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A tiny amount.
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Synonyms:
- point
- transportation
- Department of Transportation
- dit
- zen
- window pane
- superman
- pane
- Lucy in the sky with diamonds
- elvis
- dose
- battery-acid
- acid
- loony toons
- back breaker
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verb
dots, dotted, dotting
To mark with or as with a dot.
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To make or form with dots.
A dotted line.
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To make a dot or dots.
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To cover with or as with dots; appear as dotlike parts in.
Gas stations dotted the landscape.
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Dot is defined as to add a small spot to something.
An example of dot is using a pen to add a mark to the top of a lower case j.
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abbreviation
Department of Transportation.
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pronoun
Diminutive of the female given name Dorothy.
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other
Marion Estelle Edison (1873
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idiom
dot (one's) i's
- To be thorough or painstaking in attending to details.
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on
- Exactly at the appointed time; punctual or punctually:
arrived at nine o'clock on the dot.
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connect the dots
- to put discrete or seemingly unrelated pieces of information together to form a theory, explanation, etc.
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dot one's i's and cross one's t's
- to be minutely correct or detailed in doing or saying something
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on the dot
- at the exact time or point
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Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Dot
- dot (one's) i's
- on
- connect the dots
- dot one's i's and cross one's t's
- on the dot
Origin of Dot
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French from Latin dōs dōt- dowry dō- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle English dot from Old English dott head of a boil
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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