Thesaurus: mot

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1. Sing. pres. ind. of Mot
2. pl. of Mot
3. v. May; must; might.
4. n. A word; word/hence">hence, a motto; a device.
5. n. A pithy or witty saying; a witticism.
6. n. A note or brief strain on a bugle.
7. n. a compulsory annual test of older motor vehicles for safety and exhaust fumes
8. n. a clever remark
9. May; must; might. He word/moot">moot as word/well">well say one word as another Chaucer. The wordes mote be cousin to the deed. Chaucer. Men moot [i.e., one only] give silver to the poore freres. Chaucer. So mote it be, so be it; amen; -- a phrase in some rituals, as that of the Freemasons. 1. A word; hence, a motto; a device. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. Tarquin's eye may read the mot afar. Shak. 2. A pithy or witty saying; a witticism. [A Gallicism] Here and there turns up a ... savage mot. N. Brit. Rev. 3. A note or brief strain on a bugle. Sir W. Scott.
10. May; must; might.He word/moot">moot as word/well">well say one word as another Chaucer.The wordes mote be cousin to the deed. Chaucer.Men moot [i.e., one only] give silver to the poore freres. Chaucer.So mote it be, so be it; amen; -- a phrase in some rituals, as thatof the Freemasons.
11. n:100 n. a compulsory annual test of older motor vehicles for safety and exhaust fumes