Dotting

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dot \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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To mark or diversify with small detached objects; as, a


        landscape dotted with cottages.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dot
       n 1: a very small circular shape; "a row of points"; "draw lines
            between the dots" [syn: {point}]
       2: the United States federal department that institutes and
          coordinates national transportation programs; created in
          1966 [syn: {Department of Transportation}, {Transportation}]
       3: the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse
          code [syn: {dit}]
       4: street name for lysergic acid diethylamide [syn: {acid}, {back
          breaker}, {battery-acid}, {dose}, {Elvis}, {loony toons},
          {Lucy in the sky with diamonds}, {pane}, {superman}, {window
          pane}, {Zen}]
       v 1: scatter or intersperse like dots or studs; "Hills
            constellated with lights" [syn: {stud}, {constellate}]
       2: distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the
          wagon" [syn: {scatter}, {sprinkle}, {dust}, {disperse}]
       3: make a dot or dots
       4: mark with a dot; "dot your `i's"
       [also: {dotting}, {dotted}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dotting
       See {dot}