Meaning of dot in English

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Verb
dot
Definitions
1. scatter or intersperse like dots or studs
Examples
- « Hills constellated with lights »
Derived terms
2. distribute loosely
Examples
- « He scattered gun powder under the wagon »
Derived terms
3. make a dot or dots
Derived terms
- point
4. mark with a dot
Examples
- « dot your 'i's »
Derived terms
- point
Noun
dot
Etymology
Old English dott ‘head of a boil’. The word is recorded only once in Old English, then not until the late 16th century, when it is found in the sense ‘a small lump or clot’, perhaps influenced by Dutch dot‘a knot’. The sense ‘small mark or spot’ dates from the mid 17th century
Definitions
1. a very small circular shape
Examples
- « a row of points »
- « draw lines between the dots »
Derived terms
2. the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs
Examples
- « created in 1966 »
3. the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
4. street name for lysergic acid diethylamide

Famous quotes

« You can trust a Neil Simon script. Every dot. Every dash that pause means something. He takes all the jokes out, practically. »
Hector Elizondo
« A kiss is a rosy dot over the 'i' of loving. »
Cyrano de Bergerac