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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4132 COCA: 4480

dot

1 dot /ˈdɑːt/ noun
plural dots
1 dot
/ˈdɑːt/
noun
plural dots
Learner's definition of DOT
[count]
: a small round mark点;小圆点
see also polka dot
: a small spot : a small area that is different in color from the main part(与主体颜色不同的)点,小斑点
: a short signal (such as a sound or a flash of light) that represents a letter or a part of a letter in Morse code莫尔斯电码中代表字母或字母的一部分的)点
compare 2dash 7

connect the dots

see connect

on the dot

informal
: exactly at a particular time正点;准时

since the year dot

see year
2 dot /ˈdɑːt/ verb
dots; dotted; dotting
2 dot
/ˈdɑːt/
verb
dots; dotted; dotting
Learner's definition of DOT
[+ object]
: to mark (something) with a dot在…上加点;打点于
◊ If you dot the/your i's and cross the/your t's, you make sure that all of the small details in something have been completed.完善细节;使无瑕疵
: to appear at many different places on the surface of (something)遍布;星罗棋布于
: to put a small amount of something on different parts of (a surface)(将少量某物)散布于
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4132 COCA: 4480

dot

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noun (1)

1
: a small spot : speck
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)
: a point after a note or rest in music indicating augmentation of the time value by one half
(2)
: a point over or under a note indicating that it is to be played staccato
3
: a precise point especially in time
arrived at six on the dot
4
: a short click or buzz forming a letter or part of a letter (as in the Morse code)
5
: a point used to separate components of an address on the Internet

dot

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verb

dotted; dotting

transitive verb

1
: to mark with a dot
2
: to intersperse with dots or objects scattered at random
boats dotting the lake

intransitive verb

: to make a dot
dotter noun

dot

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noun (2)

DOT

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abbreviation

Department of Transportation

Example Sentences

Verb Don't forget to dot the i. Quaint cottages dot the countryside. The fields were dotted with wildflowers. Dot the cream all over your face.

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English *dot, from Old English dott head of a boil; akin to Old High German tutta nipple

Noun (2)

French, from Latin dot-, dos dowry

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

circa 1740, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun (2)

1822, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dot was in 1596
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4132 COCA: 4480

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