mole
nounEtymology
From Middle English molle, molde, mole (“mole”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *mol(h), from Proto-Germanic *mulaz, *mulhaz (“mole, salamander”), from Proto-Indo-European *molg-, *molk- (“slug, salamander”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)melw- (“to grind, crush, beat”). Cognate with North Frisian mull (“mole”), Saterland Frisian Molle (“mole”), Dutch mol (“mole”), German Low German Mol, Mul, Mull (“mole”), German Molch (“salamander, newt”), Old Russian смолжь (smolžʹ, “snail”), Czech mlž (“clam”). Derivation as an abbreviation of Middle English molewarpe, a variation of moldewarpe, moldwerp (“mole”) in Middle English is unexplained and probably unlikely due to the simultaneous occurrence of both words. See mouldwarp.
Definitions
A naevus, a pigmented, slightly raised, and sometimes hairy spot on the skin.
Any of several small, burrowing, insectivorous mammals of the family Talpidae.
Any of the burrowing rodents also called mole-rats.
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An internal spy
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.
A kind of self-propelled excavator used to form underground drains, or to clear…
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…
A type of underground drain used in farm fields, in which a mole plow creates an unlined channel through clay subsoil.
To create a network of channels in (waterlogged soil) to improve drainage.
A moll, a bitch, a slut.
A massive structure, usually of stone, used as a pier, breakwater or junction between…
A massive structure, usually of stone, used as a pier, breakwater or junction between places separated by water.
- Its extreme downtown is the battery, where that noble mole is washed by waves, and cooled by breezes, which a few hours previous were out of sight of land.
A haven or harbour, protected with such a breakwater.
An Ancient Roman mausoleum.
In the International System of Units, the base unit of amount of substance
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.
A hemorrhagic mass of tissue in the uterus caused by a dead ovum.
Any of several spicy sauces typical of the cuisine of Mexico and neighboring Central…
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 river in Surrey, England, tributary to the Thames.
A river in Devon, England, tributary to the Taw.
A surname.
The neighborhood
Derived
blind as a mole, Brewer's mole, common mole, duckmole, duck mole, eastern mole, golden mole, hairy-tailed mole, hairytail mole, Japanese mole, marsupial mole, mole-bank, mole bean, molecast, molecatcher, molecatching, mole crab, Mole Creek, mole cricket, mole-eyed, molehead, moleheap, molehill *, molehunt, molehunter, moleish, molelike, moleomancy, mole plough, moleproof, mole-rat *, Mole River, mole run, mole salamander, mole shrew *, moleskin, moletrap, Père David's mole, rat-mole, rat mole · +13 more
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for mole. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA