dit.
To stop up; block (an opening); close (compare Scots dit).
Meaning & usage
To stop up; block (an opening); close (compare Scots dit).
To close up.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English ditten, dütten, from Old English dyttan (“to stop up, close”), from Proto-West Germanic *duttijan, from Proto-Germanic *duttijaną, from *duttaz (“wisp”), akin to Icelandic dytta. Related to Old English dott (“dot, point”). More at dot.
A ditty, a little melody.
A word; a decree.
Where this word comes from
Variant of dite.
The spoken representation of a dot in radio and telegraph Morse code.
Where this word comes from
Imitative.
decimal digit
Where this word comes from
Shortening.
Indicator of a declared surname originating from Canadian French.
Where this word comes from
From French dit (“called”). Doublet of ditto.
An anecdote or yarn.
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