Mole

Meaning of Mole

noun
  1. a small burrowing mammal with dark velvety fur, a long muzzle, and very small eyes, feeding mainly on worms, grubs, and other invertebrates.
  2. a spy who gradually achieves an important position within the security defences of a country.
    a well-placed mole was feeding them the names of operatives

late Middle English: from the Germanic base of Middle Dutch and Middle Low German mol .

noun
  1. a small, often slightly raised blemish on the skin made dark by a high concentration of melanin.
    a mole on her arm had not been there at the beginning of the summer

Old English māl ‘discoloured spot’, of Germanic origin.

noun

a large solid structure on a shore serving as a pier, breakwater, or causeway.

mid 16th century: from French môle, from Latin moles ‘mass’.

noun

the SI base unit for the amount of substance.

early 20th century: from German Mol, from Molekul, from Latin (see molecule).

noun

an abnormal mass of tissue in the uterus.

late Middle English: from French môle, from Latin mola in the sense ‘false conception’.

noun

a highly spiced Mexican sauce made chiefly from chilli peppers and chocolate, served with meat.

Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl molli ‘sauce, stew’.

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Hyphenation of Mole

Mole

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
  • Mole is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

Mole synonyms

Meaning counterspy:

counterspy

Meaning breakwater:

breakwater, groin, groyne, bulwark, seawall, jetty

Meaning a mole (animal):

mouldwarp

Meaning a person employed by a government or other organization to secretly obtain information on an enemy or competitor:

spy

Meaning a person who works secretly to obtain information for a government or other official body:

agent

Meaning a secret agent or private detective:

operative

Meaning a person placed in a group as a spy or informer:

plant

Meaning a ghost:

spook

Meaning a person who gathers intelligence, especially an informer, spy, or secret agent:

intelligencer

Meaning a small area on a surface having a different colour from its surroundings, typically one caused by damage or dirt:

mark

Meaning a small patch of light brown colour on the skin, often becoming more pronounced through exposure to the sun:

freckle

Meaning a large irregular patch or unsightly mark on the skin or another surface:

blotch

Meaning the process of becoming discoloured, or the state of being discoloured:

discoloration

Meaning a small mark or stain:

spot

Meaning a small mark or flaw which spoils the appearance of something:

blemish

Meaning a long wall or embankment built to prevent flooding from the sea:

dyke

Meaning a structure projecting from the shore into a river, lake, or the sea, used as a landing stage for boats:

pier

Meaning a wall or bank of earth or stone built to prevent a river flooding an area:

embankment

Meaning a raised road or track across low or wet ground:

causeway

Anagrams of Mole

Elmo, Lome, lome

Words that rhyme with Mole

mole, amole, dipyridamole, guacamole, zandmole, bemole, Ashmole, decimole, duodecimole, millimole, septimole, shikimole, undecimole, duckmole, kmole, kilomole, macromole, micromole, picomole, zeptomole, benzogermole, germole, watermole, benzodioxabismole, milliosmole, osmole, chlorothymole

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