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MOLE
mole
(noun) small velvety-furred burrowing mammal having small eyes and fossorial forefeet
breakwater, groin, groyne, mole, bulwark, seawall, jetty
(noun) a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
mole
(noun) a small congenital pigmented spot on the skin
mole
(noun) spicy sauce often containing chocolate
counterspy, mole
(noun) a spy who works against enemy espionage
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Mole
A river in Surrey, England, tributary to the Thames.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
A river in Devon, England, tributary to the Taw.
Etymology 3
Proper noun
A surname.
Anagrams
• Elmo, Lomé, Melo, melo-, moel
Etymology 1
Noun
mole (plural moles)
A pigmented spot on the skin, a naevus, slightly raised, and sometimes hairy.
Synonyms
• birthmark
• nevus, naevus, nævus
Etymology 2
Noun
mole (plural moles)
Any of several small, burrowing insectivores of the family Talpidae.
Any of the burrowing rodents also called mole rats.
(espionage) An internal spy, a person who involves himself or herself with an enemy organisation, especially an intelligence or governmental organisation, to determine and betray its secrets from within.
A kind of self-propelled excavator used to form underground drains, or to clear underground pipelines
A type of underground drain used in farm fields, in which a mole plow creates an unlined channel through clay subsoil.
Synonyms
• mouldwarp
Etymology 3
Noun
mole (plural moles)
(slang, pejorative) A moll, a bitch, a slut.
Synonyms
• moll
Etymology 4
Noun
mole (plural moles)
(nautical) A massive structure, usually of stone, used as a pier, breakwater or junction between places separated by water.
(rare) A haven or harbour, protected with such a breakwater.
(historical) An Ancient Roman mausoleum.
Etymology 5
Noun
mole (plural moles)
(chemistry, physics) In the International System of Units, the base unit of amount of substance; the amount of substance of a system which contains as many elementary entities (atoms, ions, molecules, etc.) as there are atoms in 0.012 kg of carbon-12. Symbol: mol. The number of atoms is known as Avogadro’s number. [from 1897]
Synonyms
• gram molecule
Etymology 6
Noun
mole (plural moles)
A hemorrhagic mass of tissue in the uterus caused by a dead ovum.
Etymology 7
Noun
mole (countable and uncountable, plural moles)
One of several spicy sauces typical of the cuisine of Mexico and neighboring Central America, especially the sauce which contains chocolate and which is used in cooking main dishes, not desserts.
Anagrams
• Elmo, Lomé, Melo, melo-, moel
Source: Wiktionary
Mole, n. Etym: [AS. mal; akin to OHG. meil, Goth. mail Cf. Mail a spot.]
1. A spot; a stain; a mark which discolors or disfigures. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
2. A spot, mark, or small permanent protuberance on the human body; esp., a spot which is dark-colored, from which commonly issue one or more hairs.
Mole, n. Etym: [L. mola.]
Definition: A mass of fleshy or other more or less solid matter generated in the uterus.
Mole, n. Etym: [F. môle, L. moles. Cf. Demolish, Emolument, Molest.]
Definition: A mound or massive work formed of masonry or large stones, etc., laid in the sea, often extended either in a right line or an arc of a circle before a port which it serves to defend from the violence of the waves, thus protecting ships in a harbor; also, sometimes, the harbor itself. Brande & C.
Mole, n. Etym: [OE. molle, either shortened fr. moldwerp, or from the root of E. mold soil: cf. D. mol, OD. molworp. See Moldwarp.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any insectivore of the family Talpidæ. They have minute eyes and ears, soft fur, and very large and strong fore feet.
Note: The common European mole, or moldwarp (Talpa Europæa), is noted for its extensive burrows. The common American mole, or shrew mole (Scalops aquaticus), and star-nosed mole (Condylura cristata) have similar habits.
Note: In the Scriptures, the name is applied to two unindentified animals, perhaps the chameleon and mole rat.
2. A plow of peculiar construction, for forming underground drains. [U.S.] Duck mole. See under Duck.
– Golden mole. See Chrysochlore.
– Mole cricket (Zoöl.), an orthopterous insect of the genus Gryllotalpa, which excavates subterranean galleries, and throws up mounds of earth resembling those of the mole. It is said to do damage by injuring the roots of plants. The common European species (Gryllotalpa vulgaris), and the American (G. borealis), are the best known.
– Mole rat (Zoöl.), any one of several species of Old World rodents of the genera Spalax, Georychus, and several allied genera. They are molelike in appearance and habits, and their eyes are small or rudimentary.
– Mole shrew (Zoöl.), any one of several species of short-tailed American shrews of the genus Blarina, esp. B. brevicauda.
– Water mole, the duck mole.
Mole, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Moled; p. pr. & vb. n. Moling.]
1. To form holes in, as a mole; to burrow; to excavate; as, to mole the earth.
2. To clear of molehills. [Prov. Eng.] Pegge.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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