mole

🇺🇸 /məʊl/ 🇬🇧 /məʊl/
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noun
R

A small, furry animal that digs underground tunnels.

The garden was full of hills made by a mole living underneath.

R

A small dark spot on the skin.

I noticed a small mole on my arm that wasn't there before.

R

A spy within an organization, providing secret information to another group.

They found out that the mole had been sharing secrets for years.

R

A unit for measuring the amount of a substance.

In chemistry, we learned how to use the mole to count atoms.

translation

n. A small, furry animal that digs underground tunnels.; A small dark spot on the skin.; A spy within an organization, providing secret information to another group.; A unit for measuring the amount of a substance.

Word Forms

Plural moles