mote
1a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
moit.
Origin of mote
1Other words from mote
- motey, adjective
Words that may be confused with mote
- moat, mote
Words Nearby mote
Other definitions for mote (2 of 2)
may or might.
Origin of mote
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How to use mote in a sentence
The facility, developed by mote of Los Angeles, would rely on the mounds of agricultural waste produced on the state’s sprawling almond orchards and other types of farms.
This fuel plant will use agricultural waste to combat climate change | James Temple | February 15, 2022 | MIT Technology ReviewFor instance, they might compare two objects of the same size and mass but different degrees of internal interconnectedness—say, a dust mote and a bacterium.
Neuroscience Weighs in on Physics’ Biggest Questions - Issue 107: The Edge | George Musser | October 13, 2021 | NautilusCast the beam from thine eye before noticing the mote in that of thy neighbour.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature | Moncure Daniel Conway"You see the mote in your brother's eye, but not the beam in your own," said Nicolai Egeland, appropriately.
Skipper Worse | Alexander Lange KiellandOr how sayest thou to thy brother: Let me cast the mote out of thy eye; and behold a beam is in thy own eye?
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | Various
Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thy own eye, and then shalt thou see to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousThe chinks were red with the outer glow, and a stream of mote-laden sunlight, aslant, came in at the companionway.
The Cruise of the Shining Light | Norman Duncan
British Dictionary definitions for mote (1 of 2)
/ (məʊt) /
a tiny speck
Origin of mote
1British Dictionary definitions for mote (2 of 2)
/ (məʊt) /
(takes an infinitive without to) archaic may or might
Origin of mote
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