mole

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

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

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   Any of the burrowing rodents also called mole-rats.

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   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.

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   A kind of self-propelled excavator used to form underground drains, or to clear underground pipelines.

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   A type of underground drain used in farm fields, in which a mole plow creates an unlined channel through clay subsoil.

syn. molewarp · mouldwarp

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

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   A moll, a bitch, a slut.AustraliaNew-Zealandderogatory

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

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   An Ancient Roman mausoleum.historical

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   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.

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

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   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.countableuncountable