motte — meaning in English
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English meaning
- clod noun A lump of earth, clay, or turf.
- cookie noun (chiefly US) A small, flat, sweet baked treat.
- dollop noun A small, shapeless lump or spoonful of something soft, especially food.
- lump noun A solid piece or mass of something without a definite shape.
- pat verb To tap gently with the flat of the hand.
- turf noun Grass-covered ground, or a section of it cut as sod.
Senses
motte is used for these senses in English:
- cookie (slang, dated) An attractive young woman.
- dollop A considerable lump, scoop, or quantity of something, especially soft food. [from 1810s]
- lump Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound or mass of no particular shape.
- mons veneris The female mons pubis.
- pat A flattish lump of soft matter, especially butter or dung.
- turf (countable) A piece of such a layer cut from the soil. May be used as sod to make a lawn, dried for peat, stacked to form earthen structures, etc.
clod — full definition
- noun A lump of earth, clay, or turf.
- noun An awkward or foolish person.
cookie — full definition
- noun (chiefly US) A small, flat, sweet baked treat.
- noun (computing) A small piece of data a website stores on a visitor's device to remember information between visits.