Mole Definition

mōl

moles

noun

moles

A small, pigmented spot on the human skin, often slightly raised.

Webster's New World

Any of various small, burrowing insectivores (esp. family Talpidae) with small eyes and ears, shovel-like forefeet, and soft fur: moles live mainly underground.

Webster's New World

A machine that bores through hard surfaces, used especially for tunneling through rock.

American Heritage

A spy who infiltrates and is assimilated into the ranks of an enemy intelligence agency, government staff, etc., usually long before engaging in any spying activities.

Webster's New World

A barrier of stone, etc. built in the water as a protection from the force of the waves, as a breakwater.

Webster's New World

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Other Word Forms of Mole

Noun

Singular:

mole

Plural:

moles

Origin of Mole

German Mol short for Molekulargewicht molecular weight from molekular molecular from French moléculaire from molécule molecule molecule

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
French môle from Italian molo from Late Greek mōlos from Latin mōlēs mass, mole

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
French môle from Latin mola millstone, mole melə- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle English molle possibly akin to mold

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle English from Old English māl

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
American Spanish from Nahuatl mōlli

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition