What does DOT mean?

Definitions for DOT
dɒt, dɔtdot

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Princeton's WordNet

  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"

Wiktionary

  1. Dotnoun

    diminutive of the female given name Dorothy.

  2. Etymology: From dott.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  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.

ChatGPT

  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 Dictionary

  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.]

Wikidata

  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 Dictionary

  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.]

Suggested Resources

  1. DOT

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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

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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. James Ragan:

    Just the fact that you have a group of investors that are really chasing abnormal gains, that’s what is reminiscent of the dot-com bubble.

  2. Angelica Varela:

    The black-footed ferrets prey on prairie dogs so it was once thought that elimination programs for the dogs, considered a nuisance to farmers and ranchers, were impacting the ferret population. Now, there was a concerted effort by the state to rebuild the black-footed ferret population. On a recent day, volunteers made their way to small-town Seligman and met for training on the first night inside a rented home in a rural neighborhood that Arizona Game and Fish uses for the operation. One of those volunteers is Robert Coonrod, who bought a pick-up truck and rigged it with overhead lights specifically for the night-time searches. Robert Coonrod has been volunteering for five years. Though hes not a biologist, he enjoys helping out wildlife and found a new photography hobby while volunteering. HUNTERS TURN TO HIPSTERS TO HELP BOOST SPORTS DECLINING NUMBERS One of the volunteers is Robert Coonrod, who bought a pick-up truck and rigged it with overhead lights specifically for the night-time searches. ( Fox News) Were looking for a ferret to be outside his hole. We drive down, he gets curious, looks at the lights, you see the green eyes shine, and then its off to the races, Robert Coonrod said. Once the animalis spotted, volunteers run towardit and set up a trap. But they have to first hopscotch around prairie dog burrows that dot the landscape. Sometimes it can be very entertaining watching people run across a prairie dog colony because youre so focused on the ferret that you forget about all these holes on the ground, Holly Hicks said. Yeah, every one of us has tripped and fallen in a prairie dog hole after chasing after a ferret. ARIZONA MAN PICKED UP NEWBORN FAWN, TOOK IT TO LOCAL BAR, OFFICIALS SAY With freezing temperates on the first night of the search, around 10 of the volunteers showed up, including Arizona State Univerisity biology graduate Angelica Varela, who will soon be starting an internship with Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. With freezing temperates on the first night of the search, around 10 of the volunteers showed up( Fox News)( When I started) volunteering( for other wildlife organizations) and really getting boots on the ground and realizing the hard work that actually goes into it, its really important and its really satisfying being able to know that you had a part in helping a species, as conservation work, I mean were doing this so that eventually we dont have to keep doing it. Angelica Varela drove up from Phoenix with Angelica Varela friend, Brandi Kapos, who is an Olive Garden waitress and an Arizona State Univerisity conservation biology graduate. Shes looking to return to school to get a masters degree in Geographic Information Systems. Before Angelica Varela and Brandi Kapos got their assignment from Jennifer Cordova for the night, they said they had energy drinks and candy. Angelica Varela said Angelica Varela was pumped. With freezing temperates on the first night of the search, around 10 of the volunteers showed up, including Arizona State Univerisity biology graduates Angelica Varela and Brandi Kapos. ( Fox News) Jennifer Cordova said the goal is to get the black-footed ferret off the endangered species list. Fox News important because wildlife dont have a say -- theydont have a voice out there, Holly Hicks said. So, its people like us who manage and try to keep that voice out there and people aware. Our passion comes from a lot of places. We love animals. We want to see wildlife in the future for future generations. Only found in North America, this wild animal differs from the European pet ferrets that are domesticated. The black-footed ferret was once thought extinct until 18 were found in 1981. Since then, recovery and breeding efforts have helped the black-footed ferret population grow. I kind of feel like its our duty.

  3. Zane Kerby in a statement:

    We are heartened that DOT is reviewing the particulars of the situation, and believe that it should be a catalyst for both the Department and Congress to take the necessary steps to beef up passenger rights.

  4. Peter Wong:

    The residential sector has become very, very cautious and so, obviously, they're making sure that they dot their i's and cross their t's, and before it wasn't like that, i've got property on the market and I've had it on for over three months whereas previously, being a popular area, people would buy fairly quickly.

  5. Scott Kirby:

    While I wish it happened earlier, the good news is we now have everyone engaged, the FAA and DOT at the highest levels, the... aircraft manufacturers, American Airlines and the telecoms, while we don't have a final resolution quite yet, I'm confident we'll get there.

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