ALL meanings of on the dot
on the dot
O o - noun on the dot a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen. 1
- noun on the dot a minute or small spot on a surface; speck: There were dots of soot on the window sill. 1
- noun on the dot anything relatively small or specklike. 1
- noun on the dot a small specimen, section, amount, or portion: a dot of butter. 1
- noun on the dot a period, especially as used when pronouncing an Internet address. 1
- noun on the dot 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. 1
- noun on the dot 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. 1
- noun on the dot Printing. an individual element in a halftone reproduction. 1
- verb with object on the dot to mark with or as if with a dot or dots. 1
- verb with object on the dot to stud or diversify with or as if with dots: Trees dot the landscape. 1
- verb with object on the dot to form or cover with dots: He dotted a line across the page. 1
- verb with object on the dot Cookery. to sprinkle with dabs of butter, margarine, or the like: Dot the filling with butter. 1
- verb without object on the dot to make a dot or dots. 1
- idioms on the dot dot one's i's and cross one's t's, to be meticulous or precise, even to the smallest detail. 1
- idioms on the dot on the dot, Informal. precisely; exactly at the time specified: The guests arrived at eight o'clock on the dot. 1
- idioms on the dot the year dot, British Informal. very long ago. 1
- adverb on the dot time: precisely 1
- phrase on the dot If you arrive somewhere or do something on the dot, you arrive there or do it at exactly the time that you were supposed to. 0
- noun on the dot at exactly the arranged time 0
- noun on the dot at the exact time or point 0