Collins English-English Dictionary

dot [dɑt]

1. 1. n a small round mark made with or as with a pen, etc; spot; speck; point

2. 2. n anything resembling a dot; a small amount

   a dot of paint

3. 3. n the mark () that appears above the main stem of the letters i, j

4. 4. n [music] the symbol () placed after a note or rest to increase its time value by half

5. 5. n this symbol written above or below a note indicating that it must be played or sung staccato

6. 6. n [maths] [logic] the symbol () indicating multiplication or logical conjunction

7. 7. n a decimal point

8. 8. n the symbol () used, in combination with the symbol for dash (), in the written representation of Morse and other telegraphic codes - Compare dit

9. 9. vt. [tr] to mark or form with a dot

   to dot a letter

   a dotted crotchet

10. 10. vt. [tr] to scatter or intersperse (with dots or something resembling dots)

    bushes dotting the plain

11. 11. vi. [intr] to make a dot or dots

12. 12. vi. [Etymology] Old English dott head of a boil; related to Old High German tutta nipple, Norwegian dott, Dutch dott lump

dot [dɑt]

1. 1. n [civil law] a woman's dowry

2. 2. n [Etymology] C19: from French, from Latin dos; related to dotare to endow, dare to give