mote vs moat
Definitions
noun
- (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
Examples
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.
Imagine an anthropologist visiting a remote tribal village to study its inhabitants.
But amongst this chaos, Stewart has beamed down to promote Star Trek: Nemesis, the 10th instalment of the feature film series.
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.
