mote
101de|mote — «dih MOHT», transitive verb, mot|ed, mot|ing. to put back to a lower grade; reduce in rank; degrade: »The new girl was demoted from fourth grade to third when the teacher found she could not do the work. He was demoted from corporal to private.… …
102re|mote´ness — re|mote «rih MOHT», adjective, mot|er, mot|est, noun. –adj. 1. far away; far off: »a remote country. The North Pole is a remote part of the world. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under …
103re|mote — «rih MOHT», adjective, mot|er, mot|est, noun. –adj. 1. far away; far off: »a remote country. The North Pole is a remote part of the world. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under …
104ward|mote — «WRD moht», noun. British. a meeting of the citizens of a ward, especially a meeting of the liverymen of a ward under the presidency of the alderman to discuss local affairs. ╂[< ward + mote, as in gemote] …
105Shire mote — Shire Shire, n. [AS. sc[=i]re, sc[=i]r, a division, province, county. Cf. {Sheriff}.] 1. A portion of Great Britain originally under the supervision of an earl; a territorial division, usually identical with a county, but sometimes limited to a… …
106Wood mote — Wood Wood, n. [OE. wode, wude, AS. wudu, wiodu; akin to OHG. witu, Icel. vi?r, Dan. & Sw. ved wood, and probably to Ir. & Gael. fiodh, W. gwydd trees, shrubs.] [1913 Webster] 1. A large and thick collection of trees; a forest or grove; frequently …
107reˌmote conˈtrol — noun 1) [C] a piece of equipment that you use for controlling something such as a television from a short distance away 2) [U] a system of controlling a machine or a vehicle from a distance reˌmote conˈtrolled adj …
108ward-mote — In old English law, a court kept in every ward in London, commonly called the ward mote court, or inquest …
109e|mote — «ih MOHT», intransitive verb, mot|ed, mot|ing. Informal. 1. to act, especially in an exaggerated manner: »Saturday s show…will keep Rooney on screen for all but three minutes, singing, hoofing, and emoting (Newsweek). 2. to show emotion: »You… …
110folk|mote — folk|mot or folk|mote «FOHK MOHT», = folkmoot. (Cf. ↑folkmoot) …
