Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be âsatanic.â However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
DOT
acid, back breaker, battery-acid, dose, dot, Elvis, loony toons, Lucy in the sky with diamonds, pane, superman, window pane, Zen
(noun) street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
dot, dit
(noun) the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
point, dot
(noun) a very small circular shape; âa row of pointsâ; âdraw lines between the dotsâ
dot
(verb) mark with a dot; âdot your âiâsâ
dot
(verb) make a dot or dots
scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse
(verb) distribute loosely; âHe scattered gun powder under the wagonâ
dot, stud, constellate
(verb) scatter or intersperse like dots or studs; âHills constellated with lightsâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Dot
A diminutive of the female given name Dorothy
Anagrams
• DTO, ODT, OTD, TOD, Tod, tod
Etymology 1
Noun
dot (plural dots)
A small, round spot.
(grammar) A punctuation mark used to indicate the end of a sentence or an abbreviated part of a word; a full stop; a period.
A point used as a diacritical mark above or below various letters of the Latin script, as in ČŚ, áş , á¸, á¸, Ä.
(mathematics) A symbol used for separating the fractional part of a decimal number from the whole part, for indicating multiplication or a scalar product, or for various other purposes.
One of the two symbols used in Morse code.
(obsolete) A lump or clot.
Anything small and like a speck comparatively; a small portion or specimen.
(cricket, informal) A dot ball.
(Multicultural London English) buckshot, projectile from a "dotty" or shotgun
Synonyms
• (small spot): speck, spot
• (at the end of a sentence or abbreviation): full stop (British), period (US), point
• (as a diacritic): tittle (over the letters i and j)
• (mathematics, in a decimal): decimal point
• (in Morse code): dit
Hyponyms
• centered dot
• centred dot
• middle dot
• polka dot
Verb
dot (third-person singular simple present dots, present participle dotting, simple past and past participle dotted)
(transitive) To cover with small spots (of some liquid).
(transitive) To add a dot (the symbol) or dots to.
To mark by means of dots or small spots.
To mark or diversify with small detached objects.
(colloquial) To punch (a person).
Synonyms
• stipple
Preposition
dot
Dot product of the previous vector and the following vector.
Coordinate terms
• cross
• ¡
Etymology 2
Noun
dot (plural dots)
(US, Louisiana) A dowry.
Anagrams
• DTO, ODT, OTD, TOD, Tod, tod
Proper noun
DOT
Initialism of Department of Transportation. or Department of Transport
Hyponyms
(Department of Transport[ation])
• (Ministry of Transport[ation]) MOT / M.O.T. / M. O. T. / MoT
Noun
DOT (countable and uncountable, plural DOTs)
Initialism of Disodium octaborate tetrahydrate.
(video games) Initialism of damage over time.
Antonym: HOT
(by extension, video games) A weapon or ability that deals damage over time as opposed to or in addition to direct damage.
Anagrams
• DTO, ODT, OTD, TOD, Tod, tod
Source: Wiktionary
Dot, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. dos, dotis, dowry. See Dower, and cf. Dote dowry.] (Law)
Definition: A marriage portion; dowry. [Louisiana]
Dot, n. Etym: [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.
2. Anything small and like a speck comparatively; a small portion or specimen; as, a dot of a child.
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.
2. To mark or diversify with small detached objects; as, a landscape dotted with cottages.
Dot, v. i.
Definition: To make dots or specks.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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