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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note;
[syn: jotting, jot]

2. a slight but appreciable amount;
- Example: "this dish could use a touch of garlic"
[syn: touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon]


VERB (1)

1. write briefly or hurriedly; write a short note of;
[syn: jot down, jot]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Jot \Jot\, n. [L. iota, Gr. 'iw^ta the name of the letter [iota] (E. i, Heb. y[=o]d), the smallest letter of the Greek alphabet. Cf. Iota.] An iota; a point; a tittle; the smallest particle. Cf. Bit, n. [1913 Webster] Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. --Matt. v. 18. [1913 Webster] Neither will they bate One jot of ceremony. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Jot \Jot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jotted; p. pr. & vb. n. Jotting.] To set down; to make a brief note of; -- usually followed by down. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

jot n 1: a brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note [syn: jotting, jot] 2: a slight but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch of garlic" [syn: touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon] v 1: write briefly or hurriedly; write a short note of [syn: jot down, jot]