Moat

What do we mean by moat?

A deep wide ditch, usually filled with water, typically surrounding a fortified medieval town, fortress, or castle as a protection against assault. noun

A ditch similar to one surrounding a fortification. noun

To surround with or as if with a moat. transitive verb

In mining, to puddle; cover with earth so as to exclude air, as a mine shaft in case of an underground fire.

An obsolete spelling of mote. noun

A mound; a hill. noun

In fortification, a ditch or deep trench dug round the rampart of a castle or other fortified place, and often filled with water. noun

A building; dwelling; abode. noun

To surround with a ditch for defense; also, to make or serve as a moat for.

To surround with a moat. transitive verb

A deep trench around the rampart of a castle or other fortified place, sometimes filled with water; a ditch. noun

A deep, wide defensive ditch, normally filled with water, surrounding a fortified habitation. noun

An aspect of a business which makes it more "defensible" from competitors, either because of the nature of its products, services, franchise or other reason. noun

Ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water noun

A deep, wide defensive ditch, normally filled with water, surrounding a fortified habitation.

An aspect of a business which makes it more "defensible" from competitors, either because of the nature of its products, services, franchise or other reason.

A circular lowland between a resurgent dome and the walls of the caldera surrounding it.

A hill or mound.

Words that are spelled similarly to moat:
moat.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word moat:
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Words that rhyme with moat:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe moat:
deep, wide, dry, broad, old, outer, great, natural, large, inner, ancient, filled, double, shallow, wet, defensive, protective, huge, narrow, circular, vast, medieval, foot, empty, former, stagnant, frozen, rectangular, green, south, artificial, triple, impassable, dark, surrounding, imperial, muddy, grassy, cut, eastern, enormous, lined, square, deeper, waterless, shaped, grown, west, atlantic, watery, north, weedy, formidable, invisible, east, sluggish, immense, walled, fortified, gigantic, infested, fifth, water, ample, semicircular, homestead, stormy, bottomless.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective moat:
people, thee, house, men, bells, hill, water, writers, persons, grange, brink, part, defensive, women, students, natural, readers, hills, children, building, critics, countries.

Consonant match to moat:
meet, moot, mate, meat, mat, mite, might, mete, mote, met, matte, mutt, matt, mott, mitt, motte, mought, mette, maute.

Words that sound like moat:
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