Complete Definition of "mote"

see|möte|moat
English

Etymology 1
Unknown

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��t|-��t

Homophones
moat

Noun
en-noun

  1. A small particle; a speck.

#: "Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye." -Matthew 7:5.

  1. A tiny computer for remote sensing. Also known as smartdust.

Translations
Icelandic: flís

Verb
mote

  1. rfv-sense To embarass or patronize either with or without malice, especially in a case of situational irony; short for demote

#: "And as Elizabeth tripped Frank--causing him to drop his soda--Andrew, who was looking on happily, shouted, "Moted!""

Etymology 2
From Old English mOtan - to be allowed to

Verb
mote

  1. must

#: "So mote it be!"

See also
floater


Norwegian

Noun
no-noun-m1|mot

  1. fashion

Spanish

Noun
es-noun-m

  1. nickname
  2. fluff, pill
  3. pearl barley
  4. type of maize grain

Derived terms
motudo
mote de maíz
mote de trigo

Category:es:Grains

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