English Dictionary
Definition of “mole”
1mole1 (məʊl
)
Definitions
noun
- any small burrowing mammal, of the family any small burrowing mammal, of the family Talpidae, of Europe, Asia, and North and Central America: order any small burrowing mammal, of the family of Europe, Asia, and North and Central America: order Insectivora (insectivores). They have velvety, typically dark fur and forearms specialized for digging
- See golden mole
- informal a spy who has infiltrated an organization and, often over a long period, become a trusted member of it
Word Origin
C14: from Middle Dutch mol, of Germanic origin; compare Middle Low German mol
2mole2 (məʊl)
Definitions
noun
- a breakwater
- a harbour protected by a breakwater
- a large tunnel excavator for use in soft rock
Word Origin
C16: from French môle, from Latin mōlēs mass
3mole3 (məʊl)
Definitions
noun
- pathology a nontechnical name for naevus
Word Origin
Old English māl; related to Old High German meil spot
4mole4 (məʊl)
Definitions
noun
- the basic SI unit of amount of substance; the amount that contains as many elementary entities as there are atoms in 0.012 kilogram of carbon-12. The entity must be specified and may be an atom, a molecule, an ion, a radical, an electron, a photon, etc mol
Word Origin
C20: from German Mol, short for Molekülmolecule
5mole5 (məʊl)
Definitions
noun
- pathology a fleshy growth in the uterus formed by the degeneration of fetal tissues
Word Origin
C17: medical use of Latin mola millstone
6mole6 (ˈməʊleɪ)
Definitions
noun
- a spicy Mexican sauce made from chili and chocolate
Word Origin
C20: from Mexican Spanish from Nahuatl molli sauce
Translations
- British English:
mole
A mole is a small animal with black fur that lives under the ground.məʊl NOUN
- Spanish:
topo
nm
- French:
taupe
nf
- German:
Maulwurf
nm Maulwürfe
- Chinese: 鼹鼠 n
- Arabic: خُلْد n
- Portuguese: toupeira nf
- Russian: крот nm
- Croatian: krtica nf
- Czech: krtek nm
- Danish: muldvarp nutr
- Dutch: mol nm
- Finnish: myyrä n
- Greek: τυφλοπόντικας nm
- Italian: talpa nf
- Japanese: モグラ n
- Korean: 두더지 n
- Norwegian: muldvarp nm
- Polish: kret nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: toupeira nf
- European Spanish:
topo
nm
- Swedish: mullvad nutr
- Thai: ตัวตุ่น n
- Turkish: köstebek n
- Vietnamese: chuột chũi n
- British English:
mole
A mole is a person who works for an organization and gives secret information about it to other people or to its enemies.He was suspected of being a government mole.məʊl NOUN He was suspected of being a government mole.
- Spanish:
topo
nm
- French:
taupe
nf
- German:
Spion
nm
- Chinese: 间谍 n
- Arabic: عَمِيل n
- Portuguese: espião nm espia
- Russian: агент разведки, создавший себе легальное положение в другой стране nm
- Croatian: ubačen špijun nm
- Czech: špion nm špionka
- Danish: spion nutr
- Dutch: spion nm
- Finnish: johonkin järjestöön soluttautunut vakooja n
- Greek: κατάσκοπος nm
- Italian: talpa nf
- Japanese: スパイ n
- Korean: 스파이 n
- Norwegian: muldvarp nm
- Polish: szpieg nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: espião nm espiã
- European Spanish:
topo
nm
- Swedish: mullvad nutr
- Thai: ผู้แทรกซึม n
- Turkish: köstebek n
- Vietnamese: gián điệp n
- British English:
mole
A mole is a natural dark spot on your skin.She has a mole on the side of her nose.məʊl NOUN She has a mole on the side of her nose.
- Spanish:
lunar
nm
- French:
grain de beauté
nm
- German:
Muttermal
nnt
- Chinese: 痣 n
- Arabic: خَالٍ n
- Portuguese: sinal nm
- Russian: родинка nf
- Croatian: madež
- Czech: mateřské znaménko nnt
- Danish: skønhedsplet nutr
- Dutch: moedervlek n
- Finnish: luomi n
- Greek: δερματική κηλίδα nf
- Italian: neo nm
- Japanese: ほくろ n
- Korean: 검은 점 n
- Norwegian: føflekk nm
- Polish: pieprzyk nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: pinta nf
- European Spanish:
lunar
nm
- Swedish: födelsemärke nnt
- Thai: ไฝ n
- Turkish: ben n
- Vietnamese: nốt ruồi n
Usage examples
Simple, friendly manner, and eyes that would remember the tiny mole under your left ear.
Kallen, Lucille, C B Greenfield - A Little Madness (1986)The shock wave travels down into the run and kills the mole.
New Scientist (2004)Hunt's superiors believe him to be a mole paid by an arms dealer.
The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2005)My chief Celtic mole tells me there's not a great deal of communication between them.
Sun, News of the World (2002)It was clearly important that the Prime Minister should see our mole 's report.
Crozier, Brian, Free Agent -The Unseen War 1941-1991 (1993)
