jot
Dash off words
Jot captures the idea of something very small.
As a noun, it means a tiny amount: I don't care one jot what he thinks.
The phrase jot and tittle refers to the smallest details of something.
As a verb, jot means to write something down quickly and briefly, usually as a note or reminder: Let me jot down your number.
You might jot something on a napkin or in the margins of a book.
Write without care
- scrawlCareless, illegible writing
- penInk-filled writing tool
- pencilGraphite writing instrument
- sketchHasty informal drawing
doodle · inscribe · write-down · mark · record · transcribe · take-down · scratch
Minimal conceivable quantity
- speckMinute visible particle
- bitSmall amount or portion
- smidgenVery small quantity
- traceMinute remnant or pursue
particle · scrap · shred · modicum · tittle · atom · grain · ounce
Brief internal message
- memorandumFormal internal correspondence
- reminderMemory aid
- notationSystem of written symbols
- annotationAdded explanatory comment
entry · record · post-it · marginalia · scrawl · shorthand · bullet · sticky
scribble
Write without care
sketch · doodle · inscribe · write-down · mark · record · transcribe · take-down · scratch
whit
Minimal conceivable quantity
trace · particle · scrap · shred · modicum · tittle · atom · grain · ounce · mite
memo
Brief internal message
- memorandumFormal internal correspondence
- reminderMemory aid
- notationSystem of written symbols
annotation · entry · record · post-it · marginalia · scrawl · shorthand · bullet · sticky · scratch
jottreatise
Formal scholarly composition
dissertation · manuscript · tome · essay · draft
- jot downWrite briefly
- jotting downWriting briefly, informally
- jotted downWrote briefly, informally