dot

dot1 [ dat ] noun count *

1. ) a very small spot of ink or color:

The female fish is yellow, with tiny orange dots on the tail.

2. ) something that looks very small because it is far away:

We watched until the airplane was just a dot in the sky.

3. ) a short flash of light or sound used in MORSE CODE (=a system for sending messages, used especially in the past). A long flash or sound is called a dash.

4. ) the way you say the symbol . in an Internet or e-mail address:

The URL is www dot, google dot, com.

on the dot

at exactly the time that you mention, especially when this is a time that you have arranged:

He arrived at 8 o'clock on the dot.

since/from the year dot MAINLY BRITISH

since a very long time ago

dot

dot 2 [ dat ] verb transitive

1. ) to put a dot over a letter of the alphabet:

Don't forget to dot the j.

2. ) to put something on a surface in small amounts with spaces between:

dot something with something: Dot the canvas with touches of blue paint.

3. ) usually passive MAINLY LITERARY to be in many parts of a place:

Small villages dot the sides of the mountain.

be dotted around something: The company has more than thirty branches dotted around Spain.

be dotted with something: There was a large lawn dotted with pine trees.

cross the t's and dot the i's

to finish the final details in something such as a plan or contract