The meaning of Jot

determiner

Used to refer to one or some of a thing or number of things, no matter how much or how many.

Usage examples:

I don't have any choice

pronoun

One or some of a thing or number of things, no matter how much or how many.

Usage examples:

Someone asked him for a match, but joe didn't have any

adverb

At all; in some degree (used for emphasis).

Usage examples:

He wasn't any good at basketball

noun

The smallest particle of a chemical element that can exist.

Usage examples:

Once removed from an atom, an electron may in turn ionize other atoms or molecules.

noun

A small piece, part, or quantity of something.

Usage examples:

Give the duck a bit of bread

verb

Past of bite.

verb

Put a bit into the mouth of (a horse).

Usage examples:

However, they can experience behavioral problems when ridden, many coming back to bad experiences w…

noun

A small fragment of bread, cake, or biscuit.

Usage examples:

She brushed some cake crumbs off her dress

verb

Cover (food) with breadcrumbs.

Usage examples:

While the sweet potato is cooking, crumb the fish

noun

A very small piece that has fallen from bread , cookies, or cake

Usage examples:

The floor was covered with crumbs after breakfast.

verb

(in christian belief) be condemned by god to suffer eternal punishment in hell.

Usage examples:

Be forever damned with lucifer

exclamation

Expressing anger or frustration.

Usage examples:

Damn! i completely forgot!

adjective

Used to emphasize or express anger or frustration with someone or something.

Usage examples:

Turn that damn thing off!

verb

Come or go into (a place).

Usage examples:

She entered the kitchen

noun

A key on a computer keyboard which is used to perform various functions, such as executing a command or selecting options on a menu.

Usage examples:

The games are rather shallow and require only the use of the four arrow keys and the enter key on y…

verb

To come or go into

noun

A soft pear-shaped fruit with sweet dark flesh and many small seeds, eaten fresh or dried.

Usage examples:

Large, very sweet figs are best used fresh.

verb

Dress up (someone) to look smart.

Usage examples:

He was figged out as fine as fivepence, with white trousers and rings and chains

abbreviation

Figure.

Usage examples:

See fig.34

noun

A numerical quantity that is not a whole number (e.g. 1/2, 0.5).

Usage examples:

The mathematics computation subtest assesses skills in computing with whole numbers, fractions, mix…

noun

A number that results from dividing one whole number (= a number with no part of a number after it) by another

Usage examples:

1/4 and 0.25 are different ways of representing the same fraction., counterfeits are sold at a frac…

noun

A small part or amount of something

Usage examples:

The company's computers only represent a fraction of the market.

noun

Wheat or any other cultivated cereal used as food.

Usage examples:

He now had two patches of grain and maize while apricots, cherries, plums and quince hung heavily f…

verb

Give a rough surface or texture to.

Usage examples:

Her fingers were grained with chalk dust

noun

A seed from a plant, esp. a grass such as wheat, or the crop from such a plant

Usage examples:

[ c ] wheat and rye are two common grains used in making bread., [ u ] grain is one of the main exp…

noun

A slight or indirect indication or suggestion.

Usage examples:

He has given no hint of his views

verb

Suggest or indicate something indirectly or covertly.

Usage examples:

The minister hinted at a possible change of heart

noun

A low, wavering musical sound which is the typical call of many kinds of owl.

Usage examples:

Various yelps, hoots, screams, squawks, and other vocalizations are used by many species of primate…

verb

(of an owl) utter a hoot.

Usage examples:

Owls hooted, the new moon rose

noun

The ninth letter of the greek alphabet ( ι, ι ), transliterated as ‘i’.

noun

A number of connected items or names written or printed consecutively, typically one below the other.

Usage examples:

Consult the list of drugs on page 326

verb

Make a list of.

Usage examples:

I have listed four reasons below

noun

An instance of a ship listing to one side.

Usage examples:

The gallery walls are lined with marine ply, angled to give an echo of the list of a ship under sail.

noun

A part of the trunk or a large branch of a tree that has fallen or been cut off.

Usage examples:

She tripped over a fallen log

verb

Enter (an incident or fact) in the log of a ship or aircraft or in another systematic record.

Usage examples:

The incident has to be logged

noun

Short for logarithm.

Usage examples:

Log values

noun

A minute arachnid which has four pairs of legs when adult, related to the ticks. many kinds live in the soil and a number are parasitic on plants or animals.

Usage examples:

All of these arthropods are known predators of insect eggs; on at least 17 plants, adult mites were…

adverb

A little; slightly.

Usage examples:

I haven't eaten yet and i'm feeling a mite peckish

noun

A unit of weight of one sixteenth of a pound avoirdupois (approximately 28 grams).

Usage examples:

Melt three ounces of butter in a large frying pan

noun

Another term for snow leopard.

noun

A minute portion of matter.

Usage examples:

Tiny particles of dust

noun

An extremely small piece of something

Usage examples:

Dust particles

noun

A word or a part of a word that has a grammatical purpose but often has little or no meaning

Usage examples:

In the sentence "i tidied up the room", the adverb "up" is a particle.

collocation

Put in a horizontal position

phrasal verb

Stop holding something and place it on a surface or the ground.

Usage examples:

Harry put down his cup

phrasal verb

Record something in writing.

Usage examples:

He's putting a few thoughts down on paper

verb

Strike (a hard surface) with a series of rapid audible blows, especially in order to attract attention.

Usage examples:

He stood up and rapped the table

noun

A quick, sharp knock or blow.

Usage examples:

There was a confident rap at the door

noun

The smallest amount (used for emphasis).

Usage examples:

He doesn't care a rap whether it's true or not

noun

A thing constituting a piece of evidence about the past, especially an account kept in writing or some other permanent form.

Usage examples:

You should keep a written record

verb

Set down in writing or some other permanent form for later reference.

Usage examples:

They were asked to keep a diary and record everything they ate or drank

verb

Anything providing permanent evidence about past events

noun

An official list or record of names or items.

Usage examples:

A membership register

verb

Short for cash register.

verb

To record someone’s name or ownership of property on an official list

Usage examples:

[ t ] i registered the car in my name., [ + to infinitive ] voters have until february 16 to regist…

noun

A tiny trace or spark of a specified quality or feeling.

Usage examples:

A scintilla of doubt

noun

A very small amount of something

Usage examples:

There's not a scintilla of truth in what he says.

noun

A small piece or amount of something, especially one that is left over after the greater part has been used.

Usage examples:

I scribbled her address on a scrap of paper

verb

Discard or remove from service (a redundant, old, or inoperative vehicle, vessel, or machine), especially so as to convert it to scrap metal.

Usage examples:

A bold decision was taken to scrap existing plant

verb

Engage in a minor fight or quarrel.

Usage examples:

The older boys started scrapping with me

verb

Write (something) in a hurried, careless way.

Usage examples:

Charlie scrawled his signature

noun

An example of hurried, careless writing.

Usage examples:

The page was covered in scrawls and doodles

verb

Write carelessly

verb

Write or draw (something) carelessly or hurriedly.

Usage examples:

He took the clipboard and scribbled something illegible

noun

A piece of writing or a picture produced carelessly or hurriedly.

Usage examples:

Illegible scribbles

verb

Card (wool, cotton, etc.) coarsely.

Usage examples:

The machine was installed by the owners to scribble wool brought in by customers

noun

A strip of material, such as paper, cloth, or food, that has been torn, cut, or scraped from something larger.

Usage examples:

Her dress was torn to shreds

verb

Tear or cut into shreds.

Usage examples:

The tender inside leaves can be shredded finely for tasty salads and braised red cabbage is fantast…

verb

To cut or tear something into small pieces

Usage examples:

Shred some lettuce into the salad bowl., he shredded documents to get rid of them., there isn’t a s…

noun

Another term for smidgen.

Usage examples:

A smidge over five foot two

noun

A small amount of something.

Usage examples:

Add a smidgen of cayenne

noun

A very small amount

Usage examples:

I have a smidgen of hope that things will turn out all right.

noun

A very small quantity of something.

Usage examples:

A soupçon of mustard

noun

A very small amount

Usage examples:

"milk in your coffee?" "just a soupçon, please.", do i detect a soupçon of sarcasm in what you just…

noun

A tiny spot.

Usage examples:

The figure in the distance had become a mere speck

verb

Mark with small spots.

Usage examples:

Their skin was specked with goose pimples

noun

A smoked ham of a type produced in north-eastern italy.

Usage examples:

Add the radicchio, thyme, speck, prosciutto, and chicken stock and cook for another eight to ten mi…

abbreviation

Imperial or metric ton(s).

Usage examples:

Lithuania produced 512,000 t of sulphuric acid in 1989

contraction

The word ‘it’, attached to the end of a verb, especially in the transcription of regional spoken use.

Usage examples:

I'll never do’t again

suffix

Equivalent to -est2 (as in shalt ).

adverb

To a small extent; somewhat.

Usage examples:

Mark looked a tad embarrassed

noun

A small amount of something.

Usage examples:

Crumpets sweetened with a tad of honey

noun

A little bit; a small amount

Usage examples:

Those french fries were a tad greasy.

phrasal verb

Move something or somebody to a lower position

phrasal verb

To remove something that was previously put up or put in place

Usage examples:

It must be time to take down the holiday decorations., the indiana pacers took down cleveland, 80–7…

verb

Find or discover by investigation.

Usage examples:

Police are trying to trace a white van seen in the area

noun

A mark, object, or other indication of the existence or passing of something.

Usage examples:

Remove all traces of the old adhesive

noun

Each of the two side straps, chains, or ropes by which a horse is attached to a vehicle that it is pulling.

Usage examples:

The horses pulling the carriage suddenly snapped the traces and bolted off

noun

A very small part or amount.

Usage examples:

The last whit of warmth was drawn off by the setting sun

adjective

Short for whitsuntide.

noun

Not any amount

Usage examples:

There's not a whit of sense in that head of his!

idiom

Put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.

phrasal verb

Make a note of something in writing.

Usage examples:

Alice wrote down the address

phrasal verb

Reduce the nominal value of stock or goods.