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Definitions for dot:

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Dot \Dot\ (d[o^]t), n. [F., fr. L. dos, dotis, dowry. See Dower, and cf. Dote dowry.] (Law) A marriage portion; dowry. [Louisiana] [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Dot \Dot\, n. [Cf. AS. dott small spot, speck; of uncertain origin.] 1. A small point or spot, made with a pen or other pointed instrument; a speck, or small mark. [1913 Webster] 2. Anything small and like a speck comparatively; a small portion or specimen; as, a dot of a child. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Dot \Dot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dotted; p. pr. & vb. n. Dotting.] 1. To mark with dots or small spots; as, to dot a line. [1913 Webster] 2. To mark or diversify with small detached objects; as, a landscape dotted with cottages. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Dot \Dot\, v. i. To make dots or specks. [1913 Webster] DOT DoT

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
DoT \DoT\, DOT \DOT\, DOT \D.O.T.\(d[=e]"[=o]*t[=e]`), prop. n. The United States Department of Transportation. [acronym] Note: The Department of Transportation promulgates standards for the strength of shipping containers, and this abgreviation is often seen on cardboard boxes. [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 2.0 :
dot n 1: a very small circular shape; "a row of points"; "draw lines between the dots" [syn: point] 2: the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966 [syn: Department of Transportation, Transportation] 3: the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code [syn: dit] 4: street name for lysergic acid diethylamide [syn: acid, {back breaker}, {battery-acid}, dose, Elvis, loony toons, Lucy in the sky with diamonds, pane, superman, {window pane}, Zen] v 1: scatter or intersperse like dots or studs; "Hills constellated with lights" [syn: stud, constellate] 2: distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon" [syn: scatter, sprinkle, dust, disperse] 3: make a dot or dots 4: mark with a dot; "dot your `i's" [also: dotting, dotted]

Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :
232 Moby Thesaurus words for "dot": accent, accent mark, ace, appanage, atom, band, bar, bespangle, bespeckle, bespot, besprinkle, birthmark, bit, blaze, blaze a trail, blemish, blotch, brand, bread, cancel, caste mark, chalk, chalk up, character, check, check off, checker, checkmark, cicatrix, cicatrize, crumb, custos, cut, dab, dapple, dappledness, dappleness, dash, define, delimit, demarcate, direct, discolor, discoloration, dole, dottedness, dower, dowry, dram, dredge, dribble, driblet, drop, droplet, dust, dwarf, earmark, endowment, engrave, engraving, expression mark, farthing, fermata, flake, fleck, flick, flour, flyspeck, foundation, fragment, freckle, freckliness, gash, gnat, gobbet, grain, granule, graving, groat, hack, hair, handful, harlequin, hatch, hold, impress, imprint, investment, iota, iris, jointure, jot, key signature, lead, legal jointure, lentigo, ligature, line, little, little bit, macula, maculate, maculation, macule, make a mark, marble, marbleize, mark, mark off, mark out, marking, marriage portion, measure, metronomic mark, microbe, microorganism, midge, minim, minimum, minutia, minutiae, mite, modicum, mole, molecule, mote, motley, mottle, mottledness, nevus, nick, notation, notch, nutshell, ounce, particle, patch, pause, pebble, pencil, pepper, pimple, pinch, pinhead, pinpoint, pittance, point, pointillage, pointillism, polka dot, polychrome, polychromize, portion, powder, presa, prick, print, punch, punctuate, puncture, rainbow, riddle, scar, scarification, scarify, score, scotch, scrap, scratch, scratching, scruple, seal, seam, segno, settlement, sign, signature, slur, smidgen, smitch, snip, snippet, spangle, spatter, speck, speckle, speckliness, splash, splatter, splotch, spoonful, spot, spottedness, spottiness, sprinkle, stain, stamp, stigma, stigmatize, stipple, stippledness, stippling, strawberry mark, streak, striate, stripe, stud, swell, symbol, tattoo, tattoo mark, tempo mark, tessellate, thimbleful, thirds, tick, tick off, tie, time signature, tiny bit, tittle, trace, trifling amount, trivia, underline, underscore, vanishing point, variegate, vein, vinculum, watermark, whit

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) :
dot decimal point. See also dot file, dot notation. (1995-03-14)

Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :
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.

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