Dot
noun
A small round mark or spot.
I've marked the place on the map with a small red dot.
Often appears as...
- dot on a map
- dotted line
verb
To make, mark or scatter small tiny spots or dots on something.
The mountainside was dotted with tiny houses.
Often appears as...
- dot the i’s and cross the t’s
- dot around
Usage tips
Idiomatic
noun
The tiny symbol used in web addresses, separating the different parts.
To visit our website, type 'example dot com' on your browser.
Often appears as...
- dot com
- dot org
noun
In Music, a dot placed after a note to show that its duration is to be increased by half.
A dot after a note in music extends its duration by half.
Often appears as...
- dotted note
- dotted rhythm
noun
In Morse Code, it represents the short signal.
In Morse code, the letter 'E' is represented by a single dot.
Often appears as...
- morse code dot
- dot dash
noun
A small round mark or spot.
I've marked the place on the map with a small red dot.
Often appears as...
- dot on a map
- dotted line
verb
To make, mark or scatter small tiny spots or dots on something.
The mountainside was dotted with tiny houses.
Often appears as...
- dot the i’s and cross the t’s
- dot around
Usage tips
Idiomatic
noun
The tiny symbol used in web addresses, separating the different parts.
To visit our website, type 'example dot com' on your browser.
Often appears as...
- dot com
- dot org
noun
In Music, a dot placed after a note to show that its duration is to be increased by half.
A dot after a note in music extends its duration by half.
Often appears as...
- dotted note
- dotted rhythm
noun
In Morse Code, it represents the short signal.
In Morse code, the letter 'E' is represented by a single dot.
Often appears as...
- morse code dot
- dot dash
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Visual Marking
A visual cue used to highlight a small area or to pinpoint a location.
Place a blue dot where our school is on the map.
Pro Tip 2/2Small and Precise
Indicates something very small, often used to describe tiny details.
I can barely see the dot where you signed your name.
Pro Tip 1/2Visual Marking
A visual cue used to highlight a small area or to pinpoint a location.
Place a blue dot where our school is on the map.
Pro Tip 2/2Small and Precise
Indicates something very small, often used to describe tiny details.
I can barely see the dot where you signed your name.
Pro Tip 1/2Visual Marking
A visual cue used to highlight a small area or to pinpoint a location.
Place a blue dot where our school is on the map.
Pro Tip 2/2Small and Precise
Indicates something very small, often used to describe tiny details.
I can barely see the dot where you signed your name.
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Seven Superpowered...
shark friend i'm waving to if i happen upon one on a dive well good news you see those gorgeous polka dots along their body well those patterns are as unique to each whale shark as fingerprints are to humans so if you get a good enough picture it might just help you identify which record-setting super-sized friend you found
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How trees talk to each...
or more fondly, mother trees, because it turns out that those hub trees nurture their young, the ones growing in the understory. And if you can see those yellow dots, those are the young seedlings that have established within the network of the old mother trees.
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Avi Rubin: All your...
If you look closely at this device, it's got a switch for encryption or cleartext. Let me advance the slide, and now I'll go back. You see the difference? This is plain text. This is encrypted. There's one little dot that shows up on the screen,
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Why do we have hair in...
Why we have hair in other regions is... more pungent. Our armpits, nipples, and pubic areas are dotted with apocrine glands. They produce oily, smelly secretions which the thick, curly hair that often grows in these spots helps disperse.
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The evolution of the...
strewn with these little signs of the tension between the desire to be comprehensible and the limitations of the technology available at the time something as small as the dot on an eye symbolizes how technology influences
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Todd Humphreys: How to...
So something felt very wrong about the world. It was a sense, almost, of betrayal, when this little blue dot started at my house, and went running off toward the north leaving me behind. I wasn't moving.
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The Tipping Point PIPE...
but if tipping points are crossed that could spiral beyond human control if we imagine a map of the world it turns out that there are climate tipping points dotted all around it
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Origins of the Universe...
This hydrogen, along with helium atoms, dotted the universe with atomic clouds. Within the clouds, small pockets of gas may have had enough gravity to cause atoms to collect.
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Penguins Huddle To Keep...
this dot on the north west coast is one of them an emperor penguin colony the world's most grueling winter is on its way so how have the emperors prepared for it
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Bizarre Mating Ritual Of...
but step back from the beach and there's another very different world a vast shallow lagoon dotted with mangrove trees
Video examples
Seven Superpowered...
shark friend i'm waving to if i happen upon one on a dive well good news you see those gorgeous polka dots along their body well those patterns are as unique to each whale shark as fingerprints are to humans so if you get a good enough picture it might just help you identify which record-setting super-sized friend you found
Video examples
How trees talk to each...
or more fondly, mother trees, because it turns out that those hub trees nurture their young, the ones growing in the understory. And if you can see those yellow dots, those are the young seedlings that have established within the network of the old mother trees.
Video examples
Avi Rubin: All your...
If you look closely at this device, it's got a switch for encryption or cleartext. Let me advance the slide, and now I'll go back. You see the difference? This is plain text. This is encrypted. There's one little dot that shows up on the screen,
Video examples
Why do we have hair in...
Why we have hair in other regions is... more pungent. Our armpits, nipples, and pubic areas are dotted with apocrine glands. They produce oily, smelly secretions which the thick, curly hair that often grows in these spots helps disperse.
Video examples
The evolution of the...
strewn with these little signs of the tension between the desire to be comprehensible and the limitations of the technology available at the time something as small as the dot on an eye symbolizes how technology influences
Video examples
Todd Humphreys: How to...
So something felt very wrong about the world. It was a sense, almost, of betrayal, when this little blue dot started at my house, and went running off toward the north leaving me behind. I wasn't moving.
Video examples
The Tipping Point PIPE...
but if tipping points are crossed that could spiral beyond human control if we imagine a map of the world it turns out that there are climate tipping points dotted all around it
Video examples
Origins of the Universe...
This hydrogen, along with helium atoms, dotted the universe with atomic clouds. Within the clouds, small pockets of gas may have had enough gravity to cause atoms to collect.
Video examples
Penguins Huddle To Keep...
this dot on the north west coast is one of them an emperor penguin colony the world's most grueling winter is on its way so how have the emperors prepared for it
Video examples
Bizarre Mating Ritual Of...
but step back from the beach and there's another very different world a vast shallow lagoon dotted with mangrove trees
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Carrie Preston
American Actress
I'm a character actor and I get lost in these characters, so I think it's only recently that people have begun to connect dots and go, 'Oh, that's the same person that did this, this, this, this and this!' which I take as a compliment. One time somebody called me an illusionist, and that was the nicest thing anyone has ever said.
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Sharon Horgan
Irish Actress
If you're not the brightest or if you're not great at sports, or if you're not artistic, then you've got to find a way to make your mark; otherwise you're just this tiny little insignificant dot. I didn't want to be insignificant, so I made people laugh.
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Maxine Waters
American Politician
That's why investigations are so important, to drill down and to connect those dots and to get the facts. What we have is a lot of smoke that causes us to want to know more about what has happened.
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Mia Goth
English Actress
If I'm having a stressful day, I can look at the sky and feel centered again and realize I'm just a tiny little dot in this whole universe and that, actually, everything's going to be just fine.
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Tony Gwynn
American Athlete
When you sign your name on the dotted line, it's more than just playing baseball. You have a responsibility to make good decisions and show people how things are supposed to be done.
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Patrick Marber
English Writer
My life is in dialogue with the plays that I write. The relationship I have with my plays is very, very intimate, and I dot my life through them.
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Phil Jones
English Athlete
I have always said from day dot if somebody comes in and they give me a chance to play and play regularly then they will get the best out of me.
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Steve Largent
American Athlete
I think leadership is more than just being able to cross the t's and dot the i's. It's about character and integrity and work ethic.
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Dennis Crowley
American Businessman
Foursquare makes maps special. We take maps that are blank and put dots on them to help you figure out what to do.
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Marianne Williamson
American Author
Romance is one of the sacred temples that dot the landscape of life.
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Carrie Preston
American Actress
I'm a character actor and I get lost in these characters, so I think it's only recently that people have begun to connect dots and go, 'Oh, that's the same person that did this, this, this, this and this!' which I take as a compliment. One time somebody called me an illusionist, and that was the nicest thing anyone has ever said.
Quote examples
Sharon Horgan
Irish Actress
If you're not the brightest or if you're not great at sports, or if you're not artistic, then you've got to find a way to make your mark; otherwise you're just this tiny little insignificant dot. I didn't want to be insignificant, so I made people laugh.
Quote examples
Maxine Waters
American Politician
That's why investigations are so important, to drill down and to connect those dots and to get the facts. What we have is a lot of smoke that causes us to want to know more about what has happened.
Quote examples
Mia Goth
English Actress
If I'm having a stressful day, I can look at the sky and feel centered again and realize I'm just a tiny little dot in this whole universe and that, actually, everything's going to be just fine.
Quote examples
Tony Gwynn
American Athlete
When you sign your name on the dotted line, it's more than just playing baseball. You have a responsibility to make good decisions and show people how things are supposed to be done.
Quote examples
Patrick Marber
English Writer
My life is in dialogue with the plays that I write. The relationship I have with my plays is very, very intimate, and I dot my life through them.
Quote examples
Phil Jones
English Athlete
I have always said from day dot if somebody comes in and they give me a chance to play and play regularly then they will get the best out of me.
Quote examples
Steve Largent
American Athlete
I think leadership is more than just being able to cross the t's and dot the i's. It's about character and integrity and work ethic.
Quote examples
Dennis Crowley
American Businessman
Foursquare makes maps special. We take maps that are blank and put dots on them to help you figure out what to do.
Quote examples
Marianne Williamson
American Author
Romance is one of the sacred temples that dot the landscape of life.
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