mole

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: mole

1	n	a small congenital pigmented spot on the skin
2	n	small velvety-furred burrowing mammal having small eyes and fossorial forefeet
3	n	the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
4	n	a spy who works against enemy espionage
5	n	spicy sauce often containing chocolate
6	n	a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: mole

Type of:: blemish, defect, mar
a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)

Types:: show 6 types...; hide 6 types...; Condylura cristata, star-nosed mole, starnose mole
amphibious mole of eastern North America having pink fleshy tentacles around the nose; Parascalops breweri, brewer's mole, hair-tailed mole
mole of eastern North America; golden mole
mole of southern Africa having iridescent guard hairs mixed with the underfur; shrew mole
slender mole having a long snout and tail; Asiatic shrew mole, Uropsilus soricipes
shrew mole of eastern Asia; American shrew mole, Neurotrichus gibbsii
greyish-black shrew mole of the United States and Canada

Type of:: insectivore
small insect-eating mainly nocturnal terrestrial or fossorial mammals

Type of:: metric weight unit, weight unit
a decimal unit of weight based on the gram

Type of:: spy, undercover agent
(military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors

Type of:: sauce
flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food

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