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JOT

Pronunciation (US):

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Irregular inflected forms: jotted    , jotting   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note

Synonyms:

jot; jotting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("jot" is a kind of...):

note (a brief written record)

Derivation:

jot (write briefly or hurriedly; write a short note of)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A slight but appreciable amount

Example:

this dish could use a touch of garlic

Synonyms:

hint; jot; mite; pinch; soupcon; speck; tinge; touch

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("jot" is a kind of...):

small indefinite amount; small indefinite quantity (an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "jot"):

snuff (a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Write briefly or hurriedly; write a short note of

Synonyms:

jot; jot down

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "jot" is one way to...):

write (communicate or express by writing)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

Derivation:

jot (a brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note)

jotter (a small notebook for rough notes)

jotting (a brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note)

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