mote vs moat
mote
Definitions
noun
- (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
Examples
Imagine an anthropologist visiting a remote tribal village to study its inhabitants.
Chile's top constitutional court blocked a government bid to promote the free distribution of the morning-after pill to minors aged 14 and over, dealing a new setback to President Michelle Bachelet.
A leisurely breakfast - even the motel manager was moaning about the way the Italians "hogged" the muffins this morning and drank cups of milk instead of putting it on their bran flakes!
moat
Definitions
noun
- ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
Examples
Their models are forts and castles, moats and drawbridges.
This would connect the castle to a roadway usually across a moat or ditch.
I'm now living on an island surrounded by a moat.
