"DOT" meaning in English

See DOT in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: D.O.T. [alternative], D. O. T. [alternative], DoT [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-prop}} DOT
  1. (US) Initialism of Department of Transportation or Department of Transport. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Department of Transportation or Department of Transport
    Sense id: en-DOT-en-name-ny5olBdb Categories (other): American English
  2. (Philippines) Initialism of Department of Tourism. Tags: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Department of Tourism
    Sense id: en-DOT-en-name-noJeYC69 Categories (other): Philippine English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 37 10 10 13 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 7 34 7 7 9 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 38 9 9 11 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: MOT (english: Ministry of Transport (test))
Derived forms: ADOT (english: Arizona), ALDOT (english: Alabama), FDOT [Florida], MDOT (english: Michigan), MnDOT (english: Minnesota), NDOT [Nevada], NYCDOT [New-York-City], NYSDOT (english: New York State), VDOT [Virginia], WisDOT (english: Wisconsin), WSDOT (english: Washington State)

Noun

Forms: DOTs [plural], D.O.T. [alternative], D. O. T. [alternative], DoT [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} DOT (countable and uncountable, plural DOTs)
  1. Initialism of disodium octaborate tetrahydrate. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: disodium octaborate tetrahydrate
    Sense id: en-DOT-en-noun-dJ0d4hS8
  2. (video games) Initialism of damage over time. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: damage over time Related terms: DoT [alternative]
    Sense id: en-DOT-en-noun-wFf54GIb Categories (other): Video games Topics: video-games
  3. (by extension, video games) A weapon or ability that deals damage over time as opposed to or in addition to direct damage. Tags: broadly, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-DOT-en-noun-xNlD3dQ9 Categories (other): Video games Topics: video-games

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "Arizona",
      "translation": "Arizona",
      "word": "ADOT"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "Alabama",
      "translation": "Alabama",
      "word": "ALDOT"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Florida"
      ],
      "word": "FDOT"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "Michigan",
      "translation": "Michigan",
      "word": "MDOT"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "Minnesota",
      "translation": "Minnesota",
      "word": "MnDOT"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Nevada"
      ],
      "word": "NDOT"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "New-York-City"
      ],
      "word": "NYCDOT"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "New York State",
      "translation": "New York State",
      "word": "NYSDOT"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Virginia"
      ],
      "word": "VDOT"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "Wisconsin",
      "translation": "Wisconsin",
      "word": "WisDOT"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "Washington State",
      "translation": "Washington State",
      "word": "WSDOT"
    }
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        ],
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          "_dis": "7 34 7 7 9 36",
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          "_dis": "5 38 9 9 11 28",
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        "Initialism of Department of Tourism."
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        "(Philippines) Initialism of Department of Tourism."
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  "word": "DOT"
}

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    {
      "form": "DOTs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "D.O.T.",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "D. O. T.",
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    },
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      "form": "DoT",
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    }
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        {
          "word": "disodium octaborate tetrahydrate"
        }
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        "Initialism of disodium octaborate tetrahydrate."
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    },
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        }
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      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "HOT"
        }
      ],
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          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Video games",
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          "damage",
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        ],
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          "over",
          "over#English"
        ],
        [
          "time",
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        "(video games) Initialism of damage over time."
      ],
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        }
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        "A weapon or ability that deals damage over time as opposed to or in addition to direct damage."
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          "video game",
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        "(by extension, video games) A weapon or ability that deals damage over time as opposed to or in addition to direct damage."
      ],
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        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "video-games"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "DOT"
}
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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
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      "english": "Arizona",
      "translation": "Arizona",
      "word": "ADOT"
    },
    {
      "english": "Alabama",
      "translation": "Alabama",
      "word": "ALDOT"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Florida"
      ],
      "word": "FDOT"
    },
    {
      "english": "Michigan",
      "translation": "Michigan",
      "word": "MDOT"
    },
    {
      "english": "Minnesota",
      "translation": "Minnesota",
      "word": "MnDOT"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Nevada"
      ],
      "word": "NDOT"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "New-York-City"
      ],
      "word": "NYCDOT"
    },
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      "english": "New York State",
      "translation": "New York State",
      "word": "NYSDOT"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Virginia"
      ],
      "word": "VDOT"
    },
    {
      "english": "Wisconsin",
      "translation": "Wisconsin",
      "word": "WisDOT"
    },
    {
      "english": "Washington State",
      "translation": "Washington State",
      "word": "WSDOT"
    }
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "D. O. T.",
      "tags": [
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    }
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        }
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        "(video games) Initialism of damage over time."
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}

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