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Meaning
Adj
●
In American English & British English:
Subject to
discussion
(originally at a
moot
);
arguable
,
debatable
,
unsolved
or
impossible
to solve.
●
In American English, Canadian English & Law:
Being an
exercise
of
thought
; academic.
●
In American English & Canadian English:
Having no
practical
consequence
or relevance.
Noun
●
A
moot
court.
●
A system of
arbitration
in many areas of Africa in which the
primary
goal
is to
settle
a
dispute
and
reintegrate
adversaries
into
society
rather than
assess
penalties.
●
In Scouting:
A
gathering
of Rovers, usually in the form of a
camp
lasting
2 weeks.
●
A social
gathering
of
pagans
,
normally
held
in a public house.
●
An
assembly
(usually for
decision-making
in a locality).
●
A
ring
for
gauging
wooden
pins.
●
In Northern England English & Scottish English:
A
whisper
, or an
insinuation
, also
gossip
or rumors.
●
In Northern England English & Scottish English:
Talk.
●
In Australian English:
Vagina.
●
In West Country English:
The
stump
of a
tree
; the
roots
and
bottom
end of
a
felled
tree
.
●
In Social media:
A
mutual
follower
on a
social media
platform.
Verb
●
To
bring up
as a
subject
for
debate
, to propose.
●
To
discuss
or debate.
●
In American English:
To make or
declare
irrelevant.
●
To
argue
or
plead
in a
supposed
case.
●
In Regional English:
To
talk
or speak.
●
In Northern England English & Scottish English:
To
say
,
utter
, also insinuate.
●
In West Country English:
To
take root
and
begin
to grow.
●
In West Country English:
To
turn up
soil
or
dig up
roots
, especially an
animal
with a snout.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
moot
English
moot
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Invalid
Pointless
Meaningless
Redundant
Useless
Futile
Problematic
Relevant
Superfluous
Contentious
Debatable
Unnecessary
Unimportant
Worthless
Controversial
Unjustified
Questionable
Subjective
Nonexistent
Inevitable
Untenable
Flawed
Significant
Ineffective
Absolute
Unrealistic
Justifiable
Illusory
Immaterial
Negligible
Invalidated
False
Incorrect
Bogus
Ambiguous
Reasonable
Legitimate
Null And Void
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Rhymes
Ute
Tut
Oot
Moot
Soot
Rute
Coot
Lute
Loot
Root
Cute
Jute
Tute
Boot
Mute
Hoot
Zoot
W00t
Poot
Newt
Toot
Suit
Elute
Shoot
Beaut
Plute
Scoot
Route
Brute
Qyoot
Clute
Bruit
Glout
Glute
Butte
Chute
Acute
Flute
Fruit
Aleut
'Tute
Astute
Ablute
Impute
Refute
Dilute
Galoot
Beirut
Uncute
Uproot
Repute
Reboot
Minute
Salute
Depute
Reroute
Dispute
Versute
Compute
Reshoot
Hirsute
Pollute
Commute
Cheroot
Resolute
Disrepute
Convolute
Overshoot
Substitute
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