See Also: dare 1, verb, modal verb(dictionary)
rim 2, verb(dictionary)
tot 2, verb(dictionary)
dip 1, verb(dictionary)
din 2, verb(dictionary)
dim 2, verb(dictionary)
brief 3, verb(dictionary)
fog 2, verb(dictionary)
top 3, verb(dictionary)
know 1, verb(dictionary)

PRECEDENCE (law) and dot 2, verb (oh)


PRECEDENCE (law)


PRECEDENCE. The right of being first placed in a certain order, the first rank being supposed the most honorable. rank being supposed the most honorable. 2. In this country no precedence is given by law to men. 2. In this country no precedence is given by law to men. 3. Nations, in their intercourse with each Other, do not admit any 3. Nations, in their intercourse with each Other, do not admit any precedence; hence in their treaties in one copy one is named first, and the precedence; hence in their treaties in one copy one is named first, and the Other in the Other. In some cases of officers when one must of necessity act Other in the Other. In some cases of officers when one must of necessity act as the chief, the oldest in commission will have precedence; as when the as the chief, the oldest in commission will have precedence; as when the president of a court is not present, the associate who has the oldest president of a court is not present, the associate who has the oldest commission will have a precedence; or if their. commissions bear the same commission will have a precedence; or if their. commissions bear the same date, then the oldest man. date, then the oldest man. 4. In. the, army and navy there is an order of precedence which 4. In. the, army and navy there is an order of precedence which regulates the officers in their command. regulates the officers in their command.

dot 2, verb (oh)



2 past tense and past participle dotted present participle dotting
v [T]
to mark something by putting a dot on it or above it
::She never dots her i's.
[usually passive] if an area is dotted with things, there are a lot of them there but they are spread far apart
be dotted with sth
::The lake was dotted with sailboats.
be dotted about/around etc sth
::The company has over 20 stores dotted around the country.
::Brilliant red poppies dotted the field.
to put a very small amount of something on a surface, especially in several places
dot sth with sth
::Dot the apples with butter.
dot the i's and cross the t's
informal to pay careful attention to all the details when you are finishing something