jot
to write or mark down quickly or briefly (usually followed by down): Jot down his license number.
the least part of something; a little bit: I don't care a jot.
Idioms about jot
not a jot or tittle, not a bit; not at all: The world situation matters not a jot or tittle to him.
Origin of jot
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How to use jot in a sentence
He jots down as much as he conveniently can of the lecturer's remarks, and pieces them out from imagination.
America To-day, Observations and Reflections | William ArcherThrough every sentence that he jots down runs a vein of gentle satire on the sex.
He stuffs the birds and jots down in a note-book brief comments upon their songs.
E.P. Roe: Reminiscences of his Life | Mary A. RoeAt the desk, close by, sits the observer, who jots down the successive indications.
Might not a choice have been made, and the jots and tittles ignored or suppressed?
The Complete Poetical Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge | Samuel Taylor Coleridge
British Dictionary definitions for jot
/ (dʒɒt) /
(tr usually foll by down) to write a brief note of
(used with a negative) a little bit (in phrases such as not to care (or give) a jot)
Origin of jot
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