MOTE
MOTE, in folkmote, etc. signifies a meeting.MOTE, noun A small particle; any thing proverbially small; a spot.Why beholdest thou the mote in thy brother's eye? Matthew 7:3.The l...
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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MOTET
MO'TET, noun A musical composition; an air or hymn.
MOTH
MOTH, noun1. An animal of the genus Phalaena, which breeds in yard and garments, and often does injury by eating the substance and destroying the texture. Matthew 6:19.The name ...
MOTHEAT
MOTH'EAT, verb transitive [moth and eat.] To eat or prey upon, as a moth eats a garment.
MOTHEATEN
MOTH'EATEN, adjective Eaten by moths. Job 13:1.
MOTHEN
MOTH'EN, adjective Full of moths. [Not in use.]
MOTHER
MOTHER, noun [Latin mater, mother; matrix, the womb; materia, matter, stuff, materials of which any thing is made. We observe that in some other languages, as well as in English...
MOTHER-IN-LAW
MOTHER-IN-LAW, noun The mother of a husband or wife.
MOTHER-WATER
MOTHER-WATER, noun A fluid remaining after the evaporation of salt water, and containing deliquescent salts and impurities.
MOTHER-WIT
MOTHER-WIT, noun Native wit; common sense.
MOTHER-WORT
MOTHER-WORT, noun A plant of the genus Leonurus.
MOTHERHOOD
MOTHERHOOD, noun The state of being a mother.
MOTHERLESS
MOTHERLESS, adjective Destitute of a mother; having lost a mother; as motherless children.
MOTHERLY
MOTHERLY, adjective Pertaining to a mother; as motherly power or authority.1. Becoming a mother; tender; parental; as motherly love or care.MOTHERLY, adverb In the manner of a m...
MOTHERY
MOTHERY, adjective Concreted; resembling or partaking of the nature of mother; as the mothery substance in liquors.
MOTHMULLEN
MOTH'MULLEN, noun A plant.
MOTHWORT
MOTH'WORT, noun A plant.
MOTHY
MOTH'Y, adjective [from moth.] Full of moths; as an old mothy saddle.
MOTION
MO'TION, noun [Latin motio. See Move.] The act or process of changing place; change of local position; the passing of a body from one place to another; change of distance betwee...
MOTIONER
MO'TIONER, noun A mover. [Not used.]
MOTIONLESS
MO'TIONLESS, adjective Wanting motion; being at rest.I grow a statue, fixed and motionless
MOTIVE
MO'TIVE, adjective [See the Noun.] Causing motion; having power to move or tending to move; as a motive argument; motive power.MO'TIVE, noun1. That which incites to action; that...
MOTIVITY
MOTIV'ITY, noun The power of producing motion.
MOTLEY
MOT'LEY, adjective [Eng.mote.]1. Variegated in color; consisting of different colors; dappled; as a motley coat.2. Composed of different or various parts, characters or kinds; d...
MOTOR
MO'TOR, noun [Latin from moveo, to move.]A mover. The metals are called motors of electricity.
MOTORY
MO'TORY, adjective Giving motion; as motory muscles.
MOTTO
MOT'TO, noun Primarily, a word; but more commonly, a sentence or phrase prefixed to an essay or discourse, containing the subject of it, or added to a device.In heraldry, the mo...