Associations to the word «Mole»

Wiktionary

MOLE, noun. A pigmented spot on the skin, a naevus, slightly raised, and sometimes hairy.
MOLE, noun. Any of several small, burrowing insectivores of the family Talpidae.
MOLE, noun. Any of the burrowing rodents also called mole rats.
MOLE, noun. (espionage) An internal spy, a person who involves himself or herself with an enemy organisation, especially an intelligence or governmental organisation, to determine and betray its secrets from within.
MOLE, noun. A kind of self-propelled excavator used to form underground drains, or to clear underground pipelines
MOLE, noun. A moll, a bitch, a slut.
MOLE, noun. (nautical) A massive structure, usually of stone, used as a pier, breakwater or junction between places separated by water.
MOLE, noun. (rare) A haven or harbour, protected with such a breakwater.
MOLE, noun. (chemistry) (physics) In the International System of Units, the base unit of amount of substance; the amount of substance of a system which contains as many elementary entities as there are atoms in 0.012   kg of carbon-12. Symbol: mol. The number of atoms is known as Avogadro’s number
MOLE, noun. A hemorrhagic mass of tissue in the uterus caused by a dead ovum.
MOLE, noun. One of several spicy sauces typical of the cuisine of Mexico and neighboring Central America, especially the sauce which contains chocolate and which is used in cooking main dishes, not desserts.
MOLE, proper noun. A river in Surrey, England.
MOLE, proper noun. A river in Devon, England.
MOLÉ, noun. A Mexican sauce that usually contains unsweetened chocolate, among other things.
MOLÉ, noun. A dish featuring this sauce.
MOLE BEAN, noun. Castor bean
MOLE BEANS, noun. Plural of mole bean
MOLE CRICKET, noun. Any of various large insects from the family Gryllotalpidae that burrow into moist soil and feed on plant roots.
MOLE CRICKETS, noun. Plural of mole cricket
MOLE FRACTION, noun. (chemistry) the ratio of the number of moles of one component of a mixture to the total number of moles
MOLE RAT, noun. Any of several small rodents in taxonomic families Bathyergidae and Spalacidae.
MOLE RATS, noun. Plural of mole rat
MOLE RUN, noun. (roofing) a meandering ridge in a roof membrane not associated with insulation or deck joints.
MOLE RUNS, noun. Plural of mole run
MOLE SALAMANDER, noun. Any member of the salamander genus Ambystoma, including the axolotl and the tiger salamander, but especially
MOLE SALAMANDER, noun. Ambystoma talpoideum
MOLE SALAMANDERS, noun. Plural of mole salamander
MOLE SHREW, noun. Any of various shrews that resemble moles, of the genera Surdisorex and Anourosorex.
MOLE SHREW, noun. Any of the genus Blarina of relatively large shrews with relatively short tails, found in North America.

Dictionary definition

MOLE, noun. The molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites.
MOLE, noun. A spy who works against enemy espionage.
MOLE, noun. Spicy sauce often containing chocolate.
MOLE, noun. A small congenital pigmented spot on the skin.
MOLE, noun. A protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away.
MOLE, noun. Small velvety-furred burrowing mammal having small eyes and fossorial forefeet.

Wise words

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