Dictionary Definition
dot
Noun
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]
Verb
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
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Verb
dotting- present participle of dot