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   dot

   /dɒt/

   noun

   • 1. a small round mark or spot: "a symbol depicted in coloured dots"
   • ▪ a small round mark written or printed as part of an i or j, as one of a series of marks to signify omission, or as a full stop.
   • ▪ a small round mark used to denote the lengthening of a note or rest by half, or to indicate staccato.
   • ▪ the shorter signal of the two used in Morse code.
   • ▪ used to refer to an object that appears tiny because it is far away: "they were mere dots on the horizon now"
   • ▪ used to indicate the punctuation separating parts of an email or website address: "OUP dot com"

   verb

   • 1. mark with a small spot or spots: "wet spots of rain began to dot his shirt" Similar spotfleckbespecklemarkdabstipplepockfrecklesprinkledustliterary:befleckbestrewbesprinkle
   • ▪ (of a number of items) be scattered over (an area): "churches dot the countryside" Similar scatterpeppersprinklestrewlitterpunctuatestudcoverspreaddisperseinterspersedistribute
   • ▪ place a dot over (a letter): "you need to dot the i"
   • ▪ mark (a note or rest) to show that the time value is increased by half: "you can turn a reel into a hornpipe by slowing it down a bit and dotting the quavers"
   • 2. hit (someone): informal British "‘You want to dot him one,’ he said"

   Word Origin Old Englishdott ‘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.

   Derivatives

   • 1. dotter noun

   Scrabble Points: 4

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDOT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   DOT definition: 1. a very small round mark: 2. the spoken form of a full stop in an internet or email address, or…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › dotDot Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. : a small spot : speck entry 1. 2. : a small round mark: such as. a (1) : a small point made with a pointed instrument. a dot on the chart marked the ship's position. (2) : a small round mark used in orthography or punctuation. put a dot over the i. b. : a centered point used as a multiplication sign (as in 6 · 5 = 30) c (1)

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDOT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1.countable noun A2. A dot is a very small round mark, for example one that is used as the top part of the letter 'i', as a full stop, or as a decimal point. 2.countable noun B2. You can refer to something that you can see in the distance and that looks like a small round mark as a dot.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › dotDOT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   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.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishDOT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   DOT definition: 1. a small, round mark or spot: 2. the spoken form of '.' in an internet address: 3. at that…. Learn more.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdot noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes |...

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   dot a small round mark on something, especially one that is printed: The letters ‘i’ and ‘j’ have dots over them. The island is a small green dot on the map. mark an area of colour that is easy to notice on the body of a person or animal: The horse had a white mark on its head.

8. www.yourdictionary.com › dotDot Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   Dot Definition. A tiny spot, speck, or mark, esp. one made with or as with a pointed object. A point used in orthography or punctuation. Any small, round spot. Polka dots. 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.