Definitions for dotted

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dotted dot·ted

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IPA: /ˈdɒt ɪd/

Dotted is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 52 anagrams from letters in dotted (ddeott).

Definitions for dotted

noun

1. a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
2. a minute or small spot on a surface; speck:
3. anything relatively small or specklike.
4. a small specimen, section, amount, or portion:
5. a period, especially as used when pronouncing an Internet address.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. Printing. an individual element in a halftone reproduction.

Idioms

1. dot one's i's and cross one's t's, to be meticulous or precise, even to the smallest detail.
2. on the dot, Informal. precisely; exactly at the time specified:
3. the year dot, British Informal. very long ago.

adjective

1. marked with a dot or dots.
2. consisting or constructed of dots.
3. having objects scattered or placed in a random manner:

verb (used with object)

1. to mark with or as if with a dot or dots.
2. to stud or diversify with or as if with dots:
3. to form or cover with dots:
4. Cookery. to sprinkle with dabs of butter, margarine, or the like:

verb (used without object)

1. to make a dot or dots.

Origin of dotted

First recorded in 1765-75; dot¹ + -ed³

Examples for dotted

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

The piece is bent up at the dotted lines and the seams are soldered.

The country was open and dotted with the remains of vineyards.

The political constellation is dotted with a range of parties representing different interests, with overlap between them.

Where the dotted lines come, there was written what cannot be printed.

When I got there the green was all dotted with them—it's the prettiest sight and sound in England.

And, far out, dotted and sprinkled along the horizon, were sails.

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

The city is now dotted by small settlements, each home no matter how remote guarded by a soldier from the Israeli army.

Several police cars are dotted alongside the column while three or four policemen stand around on the grass watching the vehicles.