She dotted her face with red marks to make it look as if she had measles.
•The chef dotted the cake with blobs of buttery icing.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dot — I UK [dɒt] / US [dɑt] noun [countable] Word forms dot : singular dot plural dots * 1) a very small spot of ink or colour The female fish is yellow, with tiny orange dots on the tail. 2) something that looks very small because it is far away We… … English dictionary
dot — dot1 S2 [dɔt US da:t] n [: Old English; Origin: dott top of a spot on the skin ] 1.) a small round mark or spot ▪ a pattern of dots on the screen 2.) on the dot informal exactly on time or at a particular time ▪ I ll be there on the dot … Dictionary of contemporary English
Dot Branning — EastEnders character Portrayed by June Brown Tallulah Pitt Brown (flashback) Created by Julia Smith and Tony Holland … Wikipedia
dot — dot1 [dät] n. [OE dott, head of boil: prob. reinforced (16th c.) by Du dot, akin to Ger dütte, nipple, Du dodde, a plug, Norw, LowG dott, little heap or swelling] 1. a tiny spot, speck, or mark, esp. one made with or as with a pointed object; as… … English World dictionary
Dot Moore — For other uses, see Dot (disambiguation). Dot Moore (May 15, 1914 May 23, 2007) was a Mobile, Alabama TV personality and ambassador to the stars for 46 years, whose long broadcasting career spanned four talk show incarnations, numerous trips to… … Wikipedia
dot — 1 noun (C) 1 a small round mark or spot 2 on the dot informal exactly at a particular time: on the dot of five (o clock)/at five (o clock) on the dot: Mr Green arrived at six on the dot. 3 something that looks like a small spot because it is so… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
dot — [dɒt] noun [C] I 1) a very small spot of ink or colour 2) the way you say the symbol . in an Internet or email address 3) something that looks very small because it is far away The house was a tiny dot in the valley below.[/ex] • on the dot at… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
dot matrix — noun a rectangular matrix of dots from which written characters can be formed • Hypernyms: ↑matrix * * * noun, pl ⋯ matrices or ⋯ matrixes [count] : a pattern of dots that form letters, numbers, etc., on a computer screen or on something printed… … Useful english dictionary
Dot — This ancient surname is a patronymic form of the Olde English pre 7th Century personal byname Dodda, Dudda (Middle English Dodde, Dudde ), ultimately from a Germanic root dudd, dodd , something rounded , used to denote a short, rotund man, or… … Surnames reference
Polka Dot Door — was a long running children s television series produced and broadcast by TVOntario from 1971 until 1993. The show, which aired Monday to Friday, was set in a large playhouse. The show was an adaptation of the long running BBC children s show,… … Wikipedia
