mole
noun · verb
Simple meaning
A small congenital pigmented spot on the skin.
Pronunciation
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mohlIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈmoʊl
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A small congenital pigmented spot on the skin
A naevus, a pigmented, slightly raised, and sometimes hairy spot on the skin.
espionage
A spy who works against enemy espionage
espionage
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.
Spicy sauce often containing chocolate
A type of underground drain used in farm fields, in which a mole plow creates an unlined channel through clay subsoil.
verb
transitive
To create a network of channels in (waterlogged soil) to improve drainage.
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