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- verb literally To attempt to complete a
puzzle in which dots on apaper must be connected in a specificorder so that thejoining lines form apicture . - verb by extension To make connections in one's
mind , arriving at a moreholistic understanding of a situation.
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treeseed commented on the word connect the dots
Connect the dots puzzles are seemingly random numbered dots on a page that when connected in numerical order with a pencil or crayon, reveal a picture. They are designed to entertain children while teaching them counting skills and hand-eye co-ordination. They are commonly found in books of cheap newsprint similar to coloring books.
Sometimes people use the expression "connect the dots" to mean "put the elements of evidence together to deduce something".
February 22, 2008
gangerh commented on the word connect the dots
Gosh, Treeseed, all this time and I never saw the counting skills and hand-eye co-ordination values. We know them as 'dot-to-dot'.
February 22, 2008