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dot1       [dot] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, dot·ted, dot·ting.
–noun
1.a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
2.a minute or small spot on a surface; speck: There were dots of soot on the window sill.
3.anything relatively small or specklike.
4.a small specimen, section, amount, or portion: a dot of butter.
5.a period, esp. as used when pronouncing an Internet address.
6.Music.
a.a point placed after a note or rest, to indicate that the duration of the note or rest is to be increased one half. A double dot further increases the duration by one half the value of the single dot.
b.a point placed under or over a note to indicate that it is to be played staccato.
7.Telegraphy. a signal of shorter duration than a dash, used in groups along with groups of dashes and spaces to represent letters, as in Morse code.
8.Printing. an individual element in a halftone reproduction.
–verb (used with object)
9.to mark with or as if with a dot or dots.
10.to stud or diversify with or as if with dots: Trees dot the landscape.
11.to form or cover with dots: He dotted a line across the page.
12.Cookery. to sprinkle with dabs of butter, margarine, or the like: Dot the filling with butter.
–verb (used without object)
13.to make a dot or dots.
14.dot one's i's and cross one's t's, to be meticulous or precise, even to the smallest detail.
15.on the dot, Informal. precisely; exactly at the time specified: The guests arrived at eight o'clock on the dot.
16.the year dot, British Informal. very long ago.

[Origin: bef. 1000; perh. to be identified with OE dott head of a boil, though not attested in ME; cf. dottle, dit, deriv. of OE dyttan to stop up (prob. deriv. of dott); c. OHG tutta nipple]

dotlike, adjective
dotter, noun
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dot2       [dot, dawt] Pronunciation Key
–noun Civil Law.
dowry (def. 1).

[Origin: 1850–55; < F < L dōtem, acc. of dōs dowry, akin to dāre to give]

do·tal       [doht-l] Pronunciation Key, adjective
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Dot       [dot] Pronunciation Key
–noun
a female given name, form of Dorothea and Dorothy.
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dot 1       (dŏt)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
    1. A tiny round mark made by or as if by a pointed instrument; a spot.
    2. Such a mark used in orthography, as above an i.
    3. 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.
    4. A decimal point.
    5. A symbol (·) indicating multiplication, as in 2 · 4 = 8.
  1. A tiny amount.
  2. In Morse and similar codes, the short sound or signal used in combination with the dash and silent intervals to represent letters, numbers, or punctuation.
  3. Mathematics
    1. A decimal point.
    2. A symbol (·) indicating multiplication, as in 2 · 4 = 8.
  4. Music A mark after a note indicating an increase in time value by half.
  5. Computer Science A period, as used as in URLs and e-mail addresses, to separate strings of words, as in www.hmco.com.

v.   dot·ted, dot·ting, dots

v.   tr.
  1. To mark with a dot.
  2. To form or make with dots.
  3. To cover with or as if with dots: "Campfires, like red, peculiar blossoms, dotted the night" (Stephen Crane).

v.   intr.
To make a dot.


[Middle English *dot, from Old English dott, head of a boil.]

dot'ter n.
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dot 2       (dŏt, dō)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   A woman's marriage portion; a dowry.


[French, from Latin dōs, dōt-, dowry; see dō- in Indo-European roots.]

do'tal (dōt'l) adj.
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DOT  
abbr.   Department of Transportation

Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
dot 
O.E. dott "speck, head of a boil," perhaps related to tit "nipple." Known from a single source c.1000; the word reappeared with modern meaning "mark" c.1530; not common until 18c. Morse telegraph sense is from 1838. On the dot "punctual" is 1909, in reference to a clock dial face. Dot-matrix first attested 1975.

WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
dot

noun
1. a very small circular shape; "a row of points"; "draw lines between the dots" [syn: point
2. the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966 [syn: Department of Transportation
3. the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code 
4. street name for lysergic acid diethylamide 

verb
1. scatter or intersperse like dots or studs; "Hills constellated with lights" 
2. distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon" [syn: scatter
3. make a dot or dots 
4. mark with a dot; "dot your 'i's" 

American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms - Cite This Source - Share This

dot

In addition to the idiom beginning with dot, also see on the dot; sign on the dotted line.


The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
dot       (dŏt)  Pronunciation Key 
  1. A symbol (·) indicating multiplication, as in 2 · 4 = 8. It is used to indicate the dot product of vectors, for example A · B.
  2. A period, as used as in URLs and e-mail addresses, to separate strings of words, as in www.hmco.com.

American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

dot 1 (dŏt)
n.
A tiny round mark made by or as if by a pointed instrument; a spot.

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: DOT
Function: abbreviation
Department of Transportation —see also the IMPORTANT AGENCIES section

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Dot Lake, AK (CDP, FIPS 19720) Location: 63.62912 N, 144.09512 W
Population (1990): 70 (30 housing units)
Area: 95.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 99737

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Dot

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

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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.

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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.

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Dot

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

American Heritage Abbreviations Dictionary 3rd Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
DOT
  1. death on [the operating] table
  2. Department of Transportation

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