mote¹ Definition
mote (mōt)
noun
a speck of dust or other tiny particle
Etymology: ME < OE mot, akin to Du, sawdust, grit
mote² Definition
mote (mōt)
Archaic may; might
Etymology: ME moten < OE motan, akin to Ger müssen: basic sense “it is permitted”; must (OE moste) is the pt. of this v.
mote Synonyms
mote Telecom Definition
mote Usage Examples
Converse of object
- remove: You know the Biblical saying about first removing the mote from your own eye?
- see: The Marxists see only the mote in the enemy's eye.
- have: A brother who has a beam in his own eye should not be judging the brother who may have a mote in his eye.
- take: The Lord tells you: take the mote out of your own eye first.
- attach: Finish the scripts to push code to ( flash ) motes attached to a Soekris box over serial ports.
- develop: Tiny OS is written is Nes C, a special programming language for motes developed at Berkely.
Adjective modifier
- single: Look, is there room here for a single mote?
- little: She threw my eggs in a bag, where they drooled a little mote.
Modifies a noun
hardware: Finish the TOS application to retrieve unique and general information from the mote hardware.
Noun used with modifier
- dust: Dust motes swam alongside her down the gloomy corridor.
- pro-: All this pro- motes the attitude that 1:1-7 does pot playa significant role in understanding Proverbs.
- sensor: The sensors will eventually be integrated into a wireless sensor mote for use in monitoring the health of the London underground system.
Preposition: in
- eye: Dust moved by soul; the mote in the eye, the scent in the air, the shriek in the playground.
- sunbeam: Virtually their only mode of motion is in currents of air or water, like motes in a sunbeam.
Preposition: of
dust: The opening sequence, with its dancing motes of dust, is particularly eyecatching - emphasizing the ambiguity of that which is to follow.
Browse dictionary entries near mote
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- ‹ mostest
- ‹ mostaccioli
- ‹ -most
- ‹ most favored nation clause
- ‹ most favored nation
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