Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A brief note or memorandum.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A brief written note or remark; a memorandum.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb Present participle of jot.
  • noun A brief note or sketch

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note

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Examples

  • Recently, Taylor and her husband have vowed to begin jotting down the times they give each dose of medicine.

    Parents with babies need time to reset inner clock 2008

  • I remember the second trip where I sat on the beach with a margarita and a napkin jotting down my worldly possessions and what their market value was.

    Idle ramblings of a homesick girl 2002

  • I remember the second trip where I sat on the beach with a margarita and a napkin jotting down my worldly possessions and what their market value was.

    Idle ramblings of a homesick girl 2002

  • Bosh!!! or under "Reverend" scrawling "(3 times married)," or after another person's name jotting "Became a Snob" or altering a guest's name to read "Parchedigass."

    Portrait of a Killer Cornwell, Patricia 1930

  • With that in mind, the idea of jotting down our blessings, not only enables us to recall all the wonderful things God has done, but redirect our thoughts from the negativity which so easily besets us.

    unknown title 2009

  • With that in mind, the idea of jotting down our blessings, not only enables us to recall all the wonderful things God has done, but redirect our thoughts from the negativity which so easily besets us.

    unknown title 2009

  • She also encourages associative thinking, such as jotting down a list of loosely related terms or phrases that conjure up your concept.

    And Now, the Tricky Part: Naming Your Business 2010

  • And I ended up in the middle of the night just kind of jotting down those lyrics.

    Brandi Carlile Goes Straight for the Gut 2007

  • Notice as you are jotting down what is happening on your lined paper, about when these things happen in Die Hard.

    Movies That Teach Structure 2010

  • I was itching to get back to the writing and jotting down ideas generated by my research the whole time.

    Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Writing Comes Before Research, Or at Least at the Same Time 2010

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