mole

noun

Any of several small, burrowing, insectivorous mammals of the family Talpidae.

A naevus, a pigmented, slightly raised, and sometimes hairy spot on the skin.

(espionage) An internal spy; a person who involves themself with an enemy organisation, especially an intelligence or governmental organisation, to determine and betray its secrets from within.

(chemistry, physics) In the International System of Units, the base unit of amount of substance; the amount of substance of a system which contains exactly 6.02214076×10²³ elementary entities (atoms, ions, molecules, etc.). Symbol: mol. The number of atoms is known as Avogadro’s number. [from 1897]

Any of several spicy sauces typical of the cuisine of Mexico and neighboring Central America countries, especially one that contains chocolate and is used in cooking main dishes, not desserts.

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.

(nautical) A massive structure, usually of stone, used as a pier, breakwater or junction between places separated by water.

A hemorrhagic mass of tissue in the uterus caused by a dead ovum.

Any of the burrowing rodents also called mole-rats.

(slang, derogatory, chiefly Australia and New Zealand) A moll, a bitch, a slut.

A surname.

A river in Surrey, England, tributary to the Thames.

A river in Devon, England, tributary to the Taw.

(rare) A haven or harbour, protected with such a breakwater.

(historical) An Ancient Roman mausoleum.

verb

(transitive) To create a network of channels in (waterlogged soil) to improve drainage.

Synonyms for mole

nevusn birthmarkn frecklen

Words related to mole

counterspyn naevus burrowingv molaladj burrowern molarityn molsn molalityn infiltratorn burrowsn molarn spyn

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