MOTE

atom, molecule, particle, corpuscle, mote, speck

(noun) (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

mote (plural motes)

A small particle; a speck.

Etymology 2

Verb

mote (third-person singular simple present mote, present participle -, simple past and past participle must)

(archaic) May or might. [from 9th c.]

(obsolete) Must. [9th-17th c.]

(archaic) Forming subjunctive expressions of wish: may. [from 9th c.]

Usage notes

• Generally takes an infinitive without to.

Etymology 3

Noun

mote (plural motes)

(obsolete) A meeting for discussion.

(obsolete) A body of persons who meet for discussion, especially about the management of affairs.

(obsolete) A place of meeting for discussion.

Etymology 4

Noun

mote (plural motes)

A tiny computer for remote sensing; a component element of smartdust.

Anagrams

• -tome, Tome, tome

Proper noun

Mote (plural Motes)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mote is the 7697th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4313 individuals. Mote is most common among White (88.78%) individuals.

Anagrams

• -tome, Tome, tome

Source: Wiktionary


Mote, v.

Definition: See 1st Mot. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Mote, n. Etym: [See Moot, a meeting.] [Obs., except in a few combinations or phrases.]

1. A meeting of persons for discussion; as, a wardmote in the city of London.

2. A body of persons who meet for discussion, esp. about the management of affairs; as, a folkmote.

3. A place of meeting for discussion. Mote bell, the bell rung to summon to a mote. [Obs.]

Mote, n.

Definition: The flourish sounded on a horn by a huntsman. See Mot, n., 3, and Mort. Chaucer.

Mote, n. Etym: [OE. mot, AS. mot.]

Definition: A small particle, as of floating dust; anything proverbially small; a speck. The little motes in the sun do ever stir, though there be no wind. Bacon. We are motes in the midst of generations. Landor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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