Mote

Definition: Mote

Mote

Noun

1. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything.

Date "mote" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1380. (references)

Specialty Definition: Mote

Domain	Definition
Bible	Mote (Gr. karphos, something dry, hence a particle of wood or chaff, etc.). A slight moral defect is likened to a mote (Matt. 7:3-5; Luke 6:41, 42). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.
Building & Civil Engineering	The first six terms are in use in India for designating the "rope-and-bucket lift"; this device is known in Arabicspeaking countries as "daly" or "delu" Source: European Union. (references)
Industry	It. . . has clinging to. . cotton. . a certain amount of seed-coat fragments, aborted seeds, and. . . fragments of the cotton plant. These impurities are known. . . as --. They appear as dark specks in yarn or. . . clot h. . Source: European Union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms: Mote

Synonyms: atom (n), molecule (n), particle (n), speck (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Mote

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Levity	Feather, dust, mote, down, thistle, down, flue, cobweb, gossamer, straw, cork, bubble, balloon; float, buoy; ether, air.
Misjudgment	Bias, bigotry, warp, twist; hobby, fad, quirk, crotchet, partiality, infatuation, blind side, mote in the eye.
Smallness	Small quantity, modicum, trace, hint, minimum; vanishing point; material point, atom, particle, molecule, corpuscle, point, speck, dot, mote, jot, iota, ace; minutiae, details; look, thought, idea, soupcon, dab, dight, whit, tittle, shade, shadow; spark, scintilla, gleam; touch, cast; grain, scruple, granule, globule, minim, sup, sip, sop, spice, drop, droplet, sprinkling, dash, morceau, screed, smack, tinge, tincture; inch, patch, scantling, tatter, cantlet, flitter, gobbet, mite, bit, morsel, crumb, seed, fritter, shive; snip, snippet; snick, snack, snatch, slip, scrag; chip, chipping; shiver, sliver, driblet, clipping, paring, shaving, hair.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Mote

English words defined with "mote": Moste, Mote bell ♦ Portmote. (references)

Specialty definitions using "mote": Cambalo's Ring ♦ juggling eggs ♦ Mote and Beam ♦ Physician, heal Thyself. (references)

Etymologies containing "mote": Barmote ♦ Portmote ♦ Swainmote. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Mote" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Norwegian (fashion), Portuguese (mot, motto), Spanish (byword, nickname).

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Modern Usage: Mote

Domain	Usage
Movie/TV Titles	Kuchibiru ni uta o mote (1949)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Mote

Domain	Title
Books	Anti-Catholicism in Northern Ireland, 1600-1998: The Mote and the Beam (reference) Circle of Three #1: So Mote It Be [DOWNLOAD: MICROSOFT READER] (reference) Imperial China 900-1800: F.W. Mote (reference) Mote (reference) Mote in God's Eyes (reference) (more book examples)

Music	Straight 2 Da Mote [CD-SINGLE] (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Mote

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Photo Album: Mote

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, : Bart. D.C.L. President of the Royal Society / Engraved by W. H. Mote from a photograph by Maull & Polyblank. Credit: National Library of Medicine.		Sir Astley-Paston Cooper, Bart. F.R.S. / Sir T. Lawrence, P.R.A. W.H. Mote. Credit: National Library of Medicine.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Usage Frequency: Mote

"Mote" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 77.78% of the time. "Mote" is used about 27 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	77.78%	21	76,261
Noun (proper)	18.52%	5	157,705
Lexical Verb (base form)	3.7%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	27	N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: Mote

The following table summarizes the usage of "mote" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Mote	Last name	1,000	10,447
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Mote

Expressions using "mote": mote bell ♦ mote in the eye ♦ see a mote in another's eye ♦ shire mote ♦ so mote it be ♦ the mote that is in your brother's eye ♦ wood mote. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "mote": mote-like.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Mote

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
marine mote	170	6 mote	4
mote	54	marine mote sarasota	4
aquarium mote	23	discount mote	3
lab marine mote	17	ightham mote	3
laboratory marine mote	17	con huesillo mote	3
mote marine aquarium	16	eye in mote	3
so mote it be	9	florida marine mote sarasota	2
mote spoon	7	estate mote pat real	2
carlo mote	6	associate mote	2
super 8 mote	5	corey mote	2
mote pat	5	cobblestone mote	2
the mote in god eye	4
		cobblestone mote	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Mote

Language		Translations for "mote"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		njollë (blemish, blot, blotch, blur, cloud, discoloration, imputation, Mark, nebula, patch, plash, slur, smear, smirch, smudge, soil, splodge, splotch, spot, stain, stigma, taint), grimcë pluhuri, grimcë (corpuscle, crumb, grain, granule, particle, tiny bit). (various references)

Arabic		‏قذى, ‏ذرة نبات (corn), ‏ذرة عنصر (particle), ‏جزء صغير, ‏الهباءة. (various references)

Bulgarian		събрание на свободните граждани (moot), петънце (speck, speckle, spot, taint). (various references)

Czech		mrva, prášek (flour, powder, tablet). (various references)

Dutch		mote (Charsa, Churus, Daly, Delu, Mohte), mot (moth, quarrel), mohte (Charsa, Churus, Daly, Delu, Mohte), pur (Charsa, Churus, Daly, Delu, Mohte), delu (Charsa, Churus, Daly, Delu, Mohte), daly (Charsa, Churus, Daly, Delu, Mohte), churus (Charsa, Churus, Daly, Delu, Mohte), charsa (Charsa, Churus, Daly, Delu, Mohte). (various references)

Finnish		rikka (cinder mote, dust particle). (various references)

French		impuretés, grain (mouthful), atome. (various references)

German		stäubchen (particle of dust). (various references)

Greek		μικρό μόριο, ανυψωτική συσκευή μετά τροχαλίας και κάδου μετά σχοινίου (Charsa, Churus, Daly, Delu, Mohte). (various references)

Hebrew		קיסם (chip, sliver, splinter), חלקיק (molecule, particle, speck). (various references)

Hungarian		porszemecske. (various references)

Italian		particella (fleck, particle), pagliuzza (speck, straw), granellino, atomo (atom, atomy). (various references)

Manx		smuirneen, floag (dot, flake, jot, particle), breneen (atom, particle). (various references)

Pig Latin		otemay

Portuguese		montículo (molehill, monticule), partícula de pó, outeiro (fell, hill, hillock, holm, kopje, monticule, tor), grão de poeira, elevador de polia e balde (Charsa, Churus, Daly, Delu, Mohte), argueiro. (various references)

Romanian		fir de praf (speck of dust). (various references)

Russian		пылинка (speck of dust). (various references)

Scottish		smùirnean, caimean. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		trunčica (soupcon), čestica (particle, pinpoint, whit). (various references)

Spanish		mota (Burl, kink, speck), elevador de polea y cubo (Charsa, Churus, Daly, Delu, Mohte), átomo (atom). (various references)

Swedish		smolk, grand (atom, grandee, whit), dammkorn (particle of dust). (various references)

Thai		ขี้ผึ้ง (beeswax, ointment). (various references)

Turkish		zerre (atom, corpuscle, corpuscule, crumb, grain, granule, iota, jot, mite, molecule, monad, particle, rap, Ray, scintilla, shadow, sparklet, speck, tittle, touch, vestige, whit), toz tanesi. (various references)

Ukrainian		пилинка (dust). (various references)

Vietnamese		bụi. (various references)

Welsh		llychyn (particle of dust), fflaw (splinter). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: Mote

Language	Date	Source	Luke Chapter 6, Verse 41
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Ti de blepeiV to karfoV to en tw ofqalmw tou adelfou sou thn de dokon thn en tw idiw ofqalmw ou katanoeiV
Latin	405	Vulgate	Quid autem vides festucam in oculo fratris tui trabem autem quae in oculo tuo est non consideras
Old English	990	West Saxon	Hwi gesihst þu þa egle on þines broþor eagan: and ne gesihst þæne beam on þinum eagan;
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	And what seest thou in thi brotheris iye a moot, but thou biholdist not a beem, that is in thin owne iye?
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	Why seyst thou a moote in thy brothers eye considerest not ye beame yt is in thyne awne eye?
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thy own eye?
Basic English	1964	Ogden	And why do you take note of the grain of dust in your brother's eye, but take no note of the bit of wood which is in your eye?
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Mote

Language	Luke Chapter 6, Verse 41
Cebuano	Nganong tan-awon mo man ang puling nga anaa sa mata sa imong igsoon, ug wala hinoon nimo tagda ang troso nga anaa sa kaugalingon mong mata?
Croatian	"� to gledaš trun u oku brata svojega, a brvna u oku svome ne opažaš?
Danish	Men hvorfor ser du Skæven, som er i din Broders Øje; men Bjælken, som er i dit eget Øje, bliver du ikke var?
Dutch	En wat ziet gij den splinter, die in uws broeders oog is, en den balk, die in uw eigen oog is, merkt gij niet?
Finnish	Kuinka näet rikan, joka on veljesi silmässä, mutta et huomaa malkaa omassa silmässäsi?
French	Pourquoi vois-tu la paille qui est dans l`oeil de ton frère, et n`aperçois-tu pas la poutre qui est dans ton oeil?
German	Was siehst du aber einen Splitter in deines Bruders Auge, und des Balkens in deinem Auge wirst du nicht gewahr?
Haitian Creole	Poukisa w'ap gade ti pay ki nan je frè ou, epi ou pa wè gwo bout bwa a ki nan je pa ou la?
Hungarian	Miért nézed pedig a szálkát, a mely a te atyádfia szemében van, a gerendát pedig, mely a te saját szemedben van, nem veszed észre?
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Mengapa kalian melihat secukil kayu dalam mata saudaramu, sedangkan balok yang di matamu sendiri tidak kalian perhatikan?
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Apakah sebabnya engkau memandang selumbar yang di dalam mata saudaramu itu; tetapi balok yang di dalam matamu sendiri tiada engkau sadari?
Italian	Perché guardi la pagliuzza che è nell'occhio del tuo fratello, e non t'accorgi della trave che è nel tuo?
Latvian	Bet ko tu redzi skabargu sava brâïa acî, bet baïíi, kas tavâ acî, nesaskati?
Manx Gaelic	As cre'n-fa t'ou cronnaghey yn brenneein t'ayns sooill dty vraarey, agh cha vel oo gennaghtyn yn darrag t'ayns dty hooill hene?
Maori	He aha tau e titiro ki te otaota i roto i te kanohi o tou teina, te kite i te kurupae i tou ake kanohi?
Norwegian	Og hvorfor ser du splinten i din brors øie, men bjelken i ditt eget øie blir du ikke var?
Rumanian	De ce vezi tu paiul din ochiul fratelui tqu, wi nu te uiyi cu bqgare de seamq la bkrna din ochiul tqu?
Russian	юФП ФЩ УНПФТЙЫШ ОБ УХЮПЛ Ч ЗМБЪЕ �'ТБФБ ФЧПЕЗП, Б �'ТЕЧОБ Ч ФЧПЕН ЗМБЪЕ ОЕ ЮХЧУФЧХЕЫШ?
Shuar	`¿Itiurtsuk atumi jiin numi enketna auk iitskesha Atumí Yachí jiin tsuat enketusha iiyarum?
Spanish	¿Por qué miras la brizna de paja que está en el ojo de tu hermano pero dejas de ver la viga que está en tu propio ojo?
Swahili	Unawezaje kukiona kibanzi kilicho katika jicho la mwenzio, usione boriti iliyo katika jicho lako mwenyewe?
Swedish	Huru kommer det till, att du ser grandet i din broders öga, men icke bliver varse bjälken i ditt eget öga?
Uma	"Napa pai' mponaa-ta gege' hi mata doo, hiaa' wince' kaju to hi mata-ta moto uma ta'incai karia-na!
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Mote

Derivations
	Words beginning with "mote": motel, motels, motes, motet, motets, motey. (additional references)
	Words ending with "mote": demote, emote, folkmote, gemote, locomote, overemote, overpromote, promote, remote, smote, witenagemote. (additional references)
	Words containing "mote": copromoter, copromoters, demoted, demotes, emoted, emoter, emoters, emotes, folkmotes, gemotes, locomoted, locomotes, normotensive, normotensives, overemoted, overemotes, overpromoted, overpromotes, promoted, promoter, promoters, promotes, remotely, remoteness, remotenesses, remoter, remotes, remotest, witenagemotes. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Mote" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: amo-te, Gmpte, imote, kote, Maoten, meote, Mette, mhot, mitae, Miteb, mitek, miti, mitte, Mitze, mmta, mobe, moce, moet, mofe, moge, mohe, moite, Molte, molti, mone, montee, monten, monti, montre, mooter, mooty, morte, mosta, Mostek, mosti, mostle, mota, Motaki, motd, moted, motee, Motej, motem, moten, moter, motey, mothe, moti, motig, Motl, motle, motlee, motta, motter, motti, motty, motu, Motueka, Motum, moty, motz, moute, moxe, moze, Mpta, mpted, mto, mtoo, mtos, Mtow, muet, Mutebi, mutek, Muteka, muthe, muti, mutie, mutte, mutu, mutue, Myoto, myte, omate, omet, omote, omt, oote, rmote, zote. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Mote"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "mote" (pronounced mō"t)
3	m ō" t	demote, moat, promote, remote.
2	-ō" t	afloat, bloat, boat, Capote, coat, connote, Cote, denote, devote, dote, float, gloat, goat, groat, haute, misquote, note, oat, outvote, quote, rewrote, rote, throat, Tote, underwrote, unquote, vote, wrote.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Mote

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: tome.
	Words within the letters "e-m-o-t"
	-1 letter: met, mot, toe, tom.
	-2 letters: em, et, me, mo, oe, om, to.
	Words containing the letters "e-m-o-t"
	+1 letter: comet, comte, emote, gemot, metro, monte, moste, motel, motes, motet, motey, motte, smote, tempo, tomes, totem.
	+2 letters: coempt, comate, cometh, comets, comtes, demote, emoted, emoter, emotes, entomb, etymon, foment, fomite, gemote, gemots, jetsom, loment, melton, mentor, merlot, meteor, method, metope, metros, moated, modest, moiety, molest, molted, molten, molter, moment, montes, mooted, mooter, moppet, motels, motets, mother, motile, motive, motley, mottes, mottle, omelet, omenta, optime, potmen, remote, somite, telome, tempos, termor, tombed, tommed, toneme, totems, tremor, trompe.
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