Etymology : Middle English, from Old English dott head of a boil; akin to Old High German tutta nipple
Pronunciation : dät
Function : noun
Date : 1674
1. spot, speck. mark with a dot or dots. dot\dot\ , n. [f., fr. l. dos, dotis, dowry. see:
dower, and cf. dote dowry.] (law) a marriage portion; dowry. [louisiana]dot \dot\, n. [cf. as. dott small spot, speck; of uncertain origin.].
2. a small point or spot, made with a pen or other pointed instrument; a speck, or small mark.
3. anything small and like a speck comparatively; a small portion or specimen; as, a dot of a child.dot \dot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. dotted; p. pr. & vb. n. dotting.].
4. to mark with dots or small spots; as, to dot a line.
5. to mark or diversify with small detached objects; as, a landscape dotted with cottages.dot \dot\, v. i. to make dots or specks.dot n.
6. a very small circular shape; "a row of points"; "draw lines between the dots" [syn: point].
7. the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in morse code [syn: dit] v 1: scatter or intersperse like dots or studs; "hills constellated with lights" [syn: stud, constellate] 2: distribute loosely; "he scattered gun powder under the wagon." [syn: scatter, sprinkle, dust, disperse].
8. make a dot or dots.
9. mark with a dot; "dot your 'i's".
10. A marriage portion; dowry.
11. A small point or spot, made with a pen or other pointed instrument; a speck, or small mark.
12. Anything small and like a speck comparatively; a small portion or specimen; as, a dot of a child.
13. To mark with dots or small spots; as, to dot a line.
14. To mark or diversify with small detached objects; as, a landscape dotted with cottages.
15. To make dots or specks. the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code mark with a dot; "dot your `i's" make a dot or dots scatter or intersperse like dots or studs; "Hills constellated with lights".
16. 1. 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.
17. You can refer to something that you can see:
in the distance and that looks like a small round mark as a dot. Soon they were only dots above the hard line of the horizon. = speck, spot.
18. When things dot a place or an area, they are scattered or spread all over it. Small coastal towns dot the landscape. see also:
dotted, polka dots.
19. If you arrive somewhere or do something on the dot, you arrive there or do it at exactly the time that you were supposed to. They appeared on the dot of 9.50 pm as always = punctually.
20. If you say that someone dots the i's and crosses the t's, you mean that they pay great attention to every small detail in a task; often used to express your annoyance because such detailed work seems unnecessary and takes a very long time. Department of Transportation.
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