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What is the noun for mole?

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mole

Any of several small, burrowing insectivores of the family Talpidae.
Any of the burrowing rodents also called mole rats.
(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.
A kind of self-propelled excavator used to form underground drains, or to clear underground pipelines
A type of underground drain used in farm fields, in which a mole plow creates an unlined channel through clay subsoil.
Synonyms:

mouldwarp, mouldywarp, mole rat, burrowing insectivore, burrowing mammal, spot, mark, blemish, blotch, freckle, birthmark, discoloration, nevus, blot, beauty spot, beauty mark, strawberry mark, patch, naevus, pockmark, dot, pock, speck, lentigo, pit, macula, speckle, stain, port wine stain, age spot, liver spot, hemangioma, pigmentation, ephelis, mother's mark, pepper, sprinkle, stipple, bruise, disfigurement, deformity, scratch, dent, chip, scar, smudge, score, gash, streak, incision … more

Examples:

“After I'd mowed the other day, a mole burrowed just under the surface of the lawn, leaving mounds of dirt and raised tunnel-bumps all over the place.”

“I once again saw the tiny mole on her cheek, below her eye.”

“The police and the Triads plant a young mole in the other's camp, each of which rises to a position of influence over a period of years.”

mole

(nautical) A massive structure, usually of stone, used as a pier, breakwater or junction between places separated by water.
(rare) A haven or harbour, protected with such a breakwater.
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Examples:

“After I'd mowed the other day, a mole burrowed just under the surface of the lawn, leaving mounds of dirt and raised tunnel-bumps all over the place.”

“I once again saw the tiny mole on her cheek, below her eye.”

“The police and the Triads plant a young mole in the other's camp, each of which rises to a position of influence over a period of years.”

mole

(chemistry) 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 (atoms, ions, molecules, etc.) as there are atoms in 0.012 kg of carbon-12. Symbol: mol. The number of atoms is known as Avogadro’s number. [from 1897]
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Examples:

“After I'd mowed the other day, a mole burrowed just under the surface of the lawn, leaving mounds of dirt and raised tunnel-bumps all over the place.”

“I once again saw the tiny mole on her cheek, below her eye.”

“The police and the Triads plant a young mole in the other's camp, each of which rises to a position of influence over a period of years.”

mole

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.
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Examples:

“After I'd mowed the other day, a mole burrowed just under the surface of the lawn, leaving mounds of dirt and raised tunnel-bumps all over the place.”

“I once again saw the tiny mole on her cheek, below her eye.”

“The police and the Triads plant a young mole in the other's camp, each of which rises to a position of influence over a period of years.”

molehunt

(espionage) An investigation attempting to identify moles (agents who have infiltrated an organisation).

mole

A pigmented spot on the skin, a naevus, slightly raised, and sometimes hairy.
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Examples:

“After I'd mowed the other day, a mole burrowed just under the surface of the lawn, leaving mounds of dirt and raised tunnel-bumps all over the place.”

“I once again saw the tiny mole on her cheek, below her eye.”

“The police and the Triads plant a young mole in the other's camp, each of which rises to a position of influence over a period of years.”

molecast

A little elevation of earth made by a mole; a molehill.

mole

A hemorrhagic mass of tissue in the uterus caused by a dead ovum.
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Examples:

“After I'd mowed the other day, a mole burrowed just under the surface of the lawn, leaving mounds of dirt and raised tunnel-bumps all over the place.”

“I once again saw the tiny mole on her cheek, below her eye.”

“The police and the Triads plant a young mole in the other's camp, each of which rises to a position of influence over a period of years.”

molehill

A small mound of earth created by a mole's burrowing underneath the surface of the ground.
Synonyms:

hillock, hump, hummock, bump, heap, mound, pile, hill, elevation, rise, ridge, eminence, bank, height, prominence, upland, highland, knoll, altitudes, mount, dune, drift, tump, tor, bar, butte, brae, embankment, acclivity, kopje, anthill, drumlin, cliff, promontory, peak, headland, precipice, high ground, mesa, ledge, barrow, slope, shoal, plateau, koppie, hilltop, summit, sandbank, mountain, outcrop … more

Examples:

“I've visited homes where they've appeared to think the school is making a mountain out of a molehill and it's not their problem.”

“The media is responsible for making a mountain out of a molehill and selling it to the people.”

“Those who are disturbed by his characterization of the First Amendment are, he implies, making a mountain out of a molehill.”

molehunter

(espionage) One who investigates and attempts to identify a mole (agent who has infiltrated an organisation).

molecatcher

A person who traps and kills moles. [from 16th c.]

molecatchers

plural of molecatcher
Examples:

“Molecatchers also benefited from the market for moleskins, which they cured and sold on.”

molehunters

plural of molehunter

molehunts

plural of molehunt

molecasts

plural of molecast

molehills

plural of molehill
Synonyms:

hillocks, humps, hummocks, bumps, heaps, mounds, piles, embankments, tors, eminence, bar, dunes, tumps, ridges, anthills, acclivities, uplands, height, knolls, drift, elevation, buttes, highlands, banks, braes, mounts, kopjes, hills, rises, drumlins, prominence, cliffs, peaks, promontories, headlands, high ground, precipices, mesas, ledges, hilltops, barrows, plateaus, shoals, sandbanks, summits, mountains, koppies, bluff, outcrops, crags … more

Examples:

“Cod Beck carries on, squirting from beneath a sloping earthen dam, which had a few molehills, and then gurgling into a wooded ravine.”

“Pupils from Cawood Primary School joined in the scheme when they helped sift through molehills looking for artefacts.”

“That would be much more helpful than removing molehills from a sports field.”

moles

plural of mole
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Examples:

“Extant humeralrotation diggers exhibit broad palms and short non-ungual phalanges, and include moles and some frogs and amphisbaenians.”

“Cinnamon and allspice chime in a thin, sweet-sour broth that has something in common with sauerbraten or the darker moles.”

“Benign skin growths include warts, moles, or corns, which are rarely serious problems.”

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