n. | 1. | (Law) A marriage portion; dowry. |
1. | A small point or spot, made with a pen or other pointed instrument; a speck, or small mark. | |
2. | Anything small and like a speck comparatively; a small portion or specimen; | |
v. t. | 1. | To mark with dots or small spots; |
2. | To mark or diversify with small detached objects; as, a landscape dotted with cottages. | |
v. i. | 1. | To make dots or specks. |
prop. n. | 1. | The United States Department of Transportation. |
Noun | 1. | dot - a very small circular shape; "a row of points"; "draw lines between the dots" Synonyms: point |
2. | DoT - the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966 Synonyms: Department of Transportation, Transportation | |
3. | dot - the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code Synonyms: dit | |
4. | dot - street name for lysergic acid diethylamide Synonyms: Elvis, loony toons, Lucy in the sky with diamonds, back breaker, battery-acid, window pane, acid, superman, dose, pane, Zen | |
Verb | 1. | dot - scatter or intersperse like dots or studs; "Hills constellated with lights" Synonyms: constellate, stud |
2. | dot - distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon" | |
3. | dot - make a dot or dots | |
4. | dot - mark with a dot; "dot your `i's" |
DOT. This French word is adopted in Louisiana. It signifies the fortune, portion, or dowry, which a woman brings to her husband by the marriage. 6 N. S. 460. See Dote; Dowry.
(character) | dot - decimal point. See also dot file, dot notation. |