dot: Meaning and Definition of

dot

1. a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
2. a minute or small spot on a surface; speck: There were dots of soot on the window sill.
3. anything relatively small or specklike.
4. a small specimen, section, amount, or portion: a dot of butter.
1. 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.
2. a point placed under or over a note to indicate that it is to be played staccato.
6. a signal of shorter duration than a dash, used in groups along with groups of dashes and spaces to represent letters, as in Morse code.
7. an individual element in a halftone reproduction.
8. precisely; exactly at the time specified: The guests arrived at eight o'clock on the dot.
9. very long ago.

1. to mark with or as if with a dot or dots.
2. to stud or diversify with or as if with dots: Trees dot the landscape.
3. to form or cover with dots: He dotted a line across the page.
4. to sprinkle with dabs of butter, margarine, or the like: Dot the filling with butter.

1. to make a dot or dots.
2. to be meticulous or precise, even to the smallest detail.

dot

1. dowry (def. 1).

Dot

1. a female given name, form ofand

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