dotted

[ dot-id ]

/ ˈdɒt ɪd /

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adjective

marked with a dot or dots.

consisting or constructed of dots.

having objects scattered or placed in a random manner: a landscape dotted with small houses.

Origin of dotted

First recorded in 1765–75; dot¹ + -ed³

OTHER WORDS FROM dotted

un·dot·ted, adjective

Words nearby dotted

dotcommer, dote, doth, dothan, doting, dotted, dotted line, dotted swiss, dotterel, dottie, dottle

Definition for dotted (2 of 2)

dot ¹

[ dot ]

/ dɒt /

noun

a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.

a minute or small spot on a surface; speck: There were dots of soot on the window sill.

anything relatively small or specklike.

a small specimen, section, amount, or portion: a dot of butter.

a period, especially as used when pronouncing an Internet address.

Music.

a point placed after a note or rest, to indicate that the duration of the note or rest is to be increased one half. A double dot further increases the duration by one half the value of the single dot.
a point placed under or over a note to indicate that it is to be played staccato.

Telegraphy. a signal of shorter duration than a dash, used in groups along with groups of dashes and spaces to represent letters, as in Morse code.

Printing. an individual element in a halftone reproduction.

verb (used with object), dot·ted, dot·ting.

to mark with or as if with a dot or dots.

to stud or diversify with or as if with dots: Trees dot the landscape.

to form or cover with dots: He dotted a line across the page.

Cookery. to sprinkle with dabs of butter, margarine, or the like: Dot the filling with butter.

verb (used without object), dot·ted, dot·ting.

to make a dot or dots.

Origin of dot

before 1000; perhaps to be identified with Old English dott head of a boil, though not attested in Middle English; cf. dottle, dit, derivative of Old English dyttan to stop up (probably derivative of dott); cognate with Old High German tutta nipple

OTHER WORDS FROM dot

dot·like, adjective dot·ter, noun

Example sentences from the Web for dotted

But his file is also dotted with frequent warnings of misconduct.

Chicago Priests Raped and Pillaged for 50 Years |Barbie Latza Nadeau |November 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Several police cars are dotted alongside the column while three or four policemen stand around on the grass watching the vehicles.

Pro-Russian Protesters in East Ukraine Laugh at Kiev’s Threats |David Patrikarakos |April 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The political constellation is dotted with a range of parties representing different interests, with overlap between them.

Peace Talks Play Well at the Israeli Polls |Brent E. Sasley |August 2, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The city is now dotted by small settlements, each home no matter how remote guarded by a soldier from the Israeli army.

"Obama, Come Here To Hebron" |Ali Gharib |March 20, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

The West Bank, the area slated for a Palestinian state, is today dotted by Israeli settlements.

Last Chance Saloon |Daniel Gavron |January 28, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
History, too, has its dotted lines, where supposition fills up gaps for which we have no certain information.

Terre Napoleon |Ernest Scott
Great valleys opened out, dotted with mimosa patches and baobab, and half a hundred varieties of shrubbery.

Haviland's Chum |Bertram Mitford
The sea was dotted with men battling for life amidst the waves.

The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) |James Edward Parrott
The dotted line shows the route that most people suggest, but it is not quite so long as the other.

Amusements in Mathematics |Henry Ernest Dudeney
They were dotted, on this sunny morning, with the most beautiful flowers.

Beginner's Book in Language |H. Jeschke

British Dictionary definitions for dotted (1 of 3)

dotted

/ (ˈdɒtɪd) /

adjective

having dots, esp having a pattern of dots

music

(of a note) increased to one and a half times its original time valueSee dot 1 (def. 4)
(of a musical rhythm) characterized by dotted notesCompare double-dotted See also notes inégales

British Dictionary definitions for dotted (2 of 3)

dot ¹

/ (dɒt) /

noun

a small round mark made with or as with a pen, etc; spot; speck; point

anything resembling a dot; a small amount a dot of paint

the mark (˙) that appears above the main stem of the letters i, j

music

the symbol (·) placed after a note or rest to increase its time value by half
this symbol written above or below a note indicating that it must be played or sung staccato

maths logic

the symbol (.) indicating multiplication or logical conjunction
a decimal point

the symbol (·) used, in combination with the symbol for dash (–), in the written representation of Morse and other telegraphic codes Compare dit

the year dot informal as long ago as can be remembered

on the dot at exactly the arranged time

verb dots, dotting or dotted

(tr) to mark or form with a dot to dot a letter; a dotted crotchet

(tr) to scatter or intersperse (with dots or something resembling dots) bushes dotting the plain

(intr) to make a dot or dots

dot one's i's and cross one's t's to pay meticulous attention to detail

Derived forms of dot

dotter, noun

Word Origin for dot

Old English dott head of a boil; related to Old High German tutta nipple, Norwegian dott, Dutch dott lump

British Dictionary definitions for dotted (3 of 3)

dot ²

/ (dɒt) /

noun

civil law a woman's dowry

Derived forms of dot

dotal (ˈdəʊtəl), adjective

Word Origin for dot

C19: from French, from Latin dōs; related to dōtāre to endow, dāre to give

Medical definitions for dotted

dot

[ dŏt ]

n.

A tiny round mark made by or as if by a pointed instrument; a spot.

Scientific definitions for dotted

dot

[ dŏt ]

A symbol (·) indicating multiplication, as in 2 · 4 = 8. It is used to indicate the dot product of vectors, for example A · B.

A period, as used as in URLs and e-mail addresses, to separate strings of words, as in www.hmco.com.

Idioms and Phrases with dotted

dot

In addition to the idiom beginning with dot

dot the i's and cross the t's

also see:

on the dot
sign on the dotted line

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noun

verb (used with object), dot·ted, dot·ting.

verb (used without object), dot·ted, dot·ting.

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verb dots, dotting or dotted

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Definition for dotted (2 of 2)

noun

verb (used with object), dot·ted, dot·ting.

verb (used without object), dot·ted, dot·ting.

Origin of dot

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verb dots, dotting or dotted

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