Definitions for dot
dɒt, dɔtdot

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. point, dotnoun

   a very small circular shape

   "a row of points"; "draw lines between the dots"

2. Department of Transportation, Transportation, DoTnoun

   the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966

3. dot, ditnoun

   the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code

4. acid, back breaker, battery-acid, dose, dot, Elvis, loony toons, Lucy in the sky with diamonds, pane, superman, window pane, Zenverb

   street name for lysergic acid diethylamide

5. dot, stud, constellateverb

   scatter or intersperse like dots or studs

   "Hills constellated with lights"

6. scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperseverb

   distribute loosely

   "He scattered gun powder under the wagon"

7. dotverb

   make a dot or dots

8. dotverb

   mark with a dot

   "dot your `i's"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Dotnoun

   diminutive of the female given name Dorothy.

2. Etymology: From dott.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DOTnoun

   A small point or spot made to mark any place in a writing.

   Etymology: This is derived by Stephen Skinner from dotter, German, the white of an egg, and interpreted by him a grume of pus. It has now no such signification, and seems rather corrupted from jot, a point.

2. To Dotverb

   To make dots, or spots.

   Etymology: from the noun.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dot

   A dot is a small, round or circular mark or spot. In different contexts, it can also represent a punctuation symbol such as the "full stop" at the end of sentences, a mark used to separate sections of an email address or website URL, or a mathematical operation in vectors, among others.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dotnoun

   a marriage portion; dowry

2. Dotnoun

   a small point or spot, made with a pen or other pointed instrument; a speck, or small mark

3. Dotnoun

   anything small and like a speck comparatively; a small portion or specimen; as, a dot of a child

4. Dotverb

   to mark with dots or small spots; as, to dot a line

5. Dotverb

   to mark or diversify with small detached objects; as, a landscape dotted with cottages

6. Dotverb

   to make dots or specks

7. Etymology: [F., fr. L. dos, dotis, dowry. See Dower, and cf. Dote dowry.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dot

   When used as a diacritic mark, the term dot is usually reserved for the Interpunct, or to the glyphs 'combining dot above' and 'combining dot below' which may be combined with some letters of the extended Latin alphabets in use in Central European languages and Vietnamese.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dot

   dot, n. any small mark made with a pen or sharp point.—v.t. to mark with dots: to diversify with objects.—v.i. to form dots:—pr.p. dot′ting; pa.p. dot′ted.—Dot and carry, in addition, to set down the units and carry over the tens to the next column. [Prob. related to the Dut. dot, a little lump.]

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1. DOT

   What does DOT stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the DOT acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Cover
   • Discharge
   • Disk
   • Executive Department
   • Mark
   • Telegraphic Signal
   • Write

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'dot' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3745

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'dot' in Nouns Frequency: #2157

Anagrams for dot »

1. DTO

2. ODT

3. tod

How to pronounce dot?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say dot in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dot in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dot in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of dot in a Sentence

1. Andrew Pollack:

   It was tough. I knew which dot was my daughter, so it was pretty brutal for me.

2. Evan Collins:

   So here you have the end of the millennium, there’s anticipation. There’s a weird desire to categorize what we’ve accomplished in the last 2000 years, in a very western-centric, America-centric way, you’re in the middle of a dot-com boom, technology is advancing quickly, but along with that there is a sense of unease.

3. Susan Howard:

   The competitive grants will probably be the slowest to come out, it will be a real heavy lift for DOT to get this level of discretionary funding out the door.

4. Keith Loveard:

   The clear message is that any business wanting to open up in Indonesia has to be very careful to register all its trademarks so they don't get hijacked, it's the fact of the law that you have to cross every 't' and dot every 'i'.

5. Mike Connor:

   Cadman Kiker said. In all, 2,501 Americans were among the 4,414 Allied troops killed on those beaches. Distance always fades memory, and it is a reason why the French remember the fallen soldiers more easily. From childhood, they visit the cemeteries, memorials and museums that dot the Normandy countryside. U.S. veterans are invariably impressed by what French youngsters still know about their feats, their undying gratitude, while many are wistful that those stories resonate less and less among American youths where they live. Its so frightening, if Cadman Kiker forget history, it is doomed to repeat itself.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dot
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dot
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=dot
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dot
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=dot
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=dot