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A mole is a small animal that lives and burrows underground. (noun)

An example of a mole is a gray animal with small eyes.

A mole is a small, dark and raised spot on the skin. (noun)

An example of a mole is the beauty mark on the face of model, Cindy Crawford.

A mole is someone who is spying on a business or organization. (noun)

An example of a mole is a spy who has been secretly working for the CIA.

See mole in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a small, congenital spot on the human skin, usually dark-colored and slightly raised, often hairy

noun

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

noun

a barrier of stone, etc. built in the water to protect from the force of the waves, as a breakwater
a harbor or anchorage so formed or protected

noun

Chem. the quantity of a chemical substance having a weight in grams numerically equal to its molecular weight: one mole of a substance contains 6.022137 × 10 molecules
the amount of a substance containing the same number of units, including molecules, atoms, or ions, as there are atoms in 12 grams of pure carbon-12: a basic unit in the SI system: abbrev. mol

noun

a marked growth of grapelike masses of fetal placental tissue
any of various fleshy or bloody masses in the uterus

noun

any of various spicy Mexican sauces for meat or poultry, typically made with chilies, tomatoes, spices, and ground nuts; esp., such a sauce containing bitter chocolate

See mole in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(mōl)

noun

A small congenital growth on the human skin, usually slightly raised and dark and sometimes hairy, especially a pigmented nevus.

(mōl)

noun

Any of various small insectivorous mammals of the family Talpidae, usually living underground and having thickset bodies with light brown to dark gray silky fur, rudimentary eyes, tough muzzles, and strong forefeet for burrowing.
A machine that bores through hard surfaces, used especially for tunneling through rock.
A spy who operates from within an organization, especially a double agent operating against his or her own government from within its intelligence establishment.

(mōl)

noun

A massive, usually stone wall constructed in the sea, used as a breakwater and built to enclose or protect an anchorage or a harbor.
The anchorage or harbor enclosed by a mole.

(mōl)

noun

A fleshy abnormal mass formed in the uterus by the degeneration or abortive development of an ovum.

(mōl)

noun Abbr. mol

The amount of a substance that contains as many atoms, molecules, ions, or other elementary units as the number of atoms in 0.012 kilogram of carbon 12. The number is 6.0225 × 10²³, or Avogadro's number. Also called gram molecule.
The mass in grams of this amount of a substance, numerically equal to the molecular weight of the substance. Also called gram-molecular weight. See Table at measurement.

(mōˈlāˌ)

noun

Any of various spicy sauces of Mexican origin, usually having a base of onion, chilies, nuts or seeds, and unsweetened chocolate and served with meat or poultry.

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