From Middle English mole, mool, from Old English māl (“a mole, spot, mark, blemish”), from Proto-West Germanic *mail, from Proto-Germanic *mailą (“spot, wrinkle”), from Proto-Indo-European *mel-, *melw- (“dark, dirty”), from Proto-Indo-European *mey-, *my- (“to soil, sully”).
Cognate with Scots mail (“spot, stain”), Saterland Frisian Moal (“scar”), German dialectal Meil (“spot, stain, blemish”), Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌻 (mail, “spot, blemish”).
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A naevus, a pigmented, slightly raised, and sometimes hairy spot on the skin.
sq lyth (dark spot on the skin) · bcl arong (dark spot on the skin) · yi פֿעפֿערל (dark spot on the skin) · dsb znamje (dark spot on the skin) · my မှဲ့ (dark spot on the skin) · ja 黒子 (dark spot on the skin) · de Muttermal (dark spot on the skin) · pt pinta (dark spot on the skin) · zh 黑痣 (dark spot on the skin) · fr grain de beauté (dark spot on the skin) · mr तीळ (dark spot on the skin) · kk мең (dark spot on the skin) · fr nævus (dark spot on the skin) · ady лыпцӏэ (dark spot on the skin) · alt меҥ (dark spot on the skin) · sh бен (dark spot on the skin) · kmr xal (dark spot on the skin) · uk роди́мка (dark spot on the skin) · ar شَامَة (dark spot on the skin) · bo སྨེ་བ (dark spot on the skin) · ur تل (dark spot on the skin) · ota خال (dark spot on the skin) · nv azhiin (dark spot on the skin) · lad benk (dark spot on the skin) · el ελιά (dark spot on the skin) · sh mladež (dark spot on the skin) · ar خَال (dark spot on the skin) · pt nevo (dark spot on the skin) · cy man (dark spot on the skin) · az xal (dark spot on the skin) · es lunar (dark spot on the skin) · sv leverfläck (dark spot on the skin) · da modermærke (dark spot on the skin) · msk ila (dark spot on the skin) · hy խալ (dark spot on the skin) · sv nevus (dark spot on the skin) · sdh خاڵ (dark spot on the skin) · lo ໄຝ (dark spot on the skin) · es marca de nacimiento (dark spot on the skin) · pam alimpuyu (dark spot on the skin) · bg бе́нка (dark spot on the skin) · pam alingpuyu (dark spot on the skin) · pl znamię (dark spot on the skin) · ta மச்சம் (dark spot on the skin) · km ប្រជ្រុយ (dark spot on the skin) · gl lunar (dark spot on the skin) · az bənək (dark spot on the skin) · la naevus (dark spot on the skin) · hu anyajegy (dark spot on the skin) · sh madež (dark spot on the skin) · pl pieprzyk (dark spot on the skin) · ia nevo (dark spot on the skin) · eo nevuso (dark spot on the skin) · sh ben (dark spot on the skin) · nl moedervlek (dark spot on the skin) · ccp 𑄖𑄨𑄣𑄴 (dark spot on the skin) · hi तिल (dark spot on the skin) · fo móðurmerki (dark spot on the skin) · pt sinal (dark spot on the skin) · sh младеж (dark spot on the skin) · haw kūkaenalo (dark spot on the skin) · ru роди́мое пятно́ (dark spot on the skin) · tl nunal (dark spot on the skin) · vi nốt ruồi (dark spot on the skin) · ms tahi lalat (dark spot on the skin) · ar شامة (dark spot on the skin) · cy siamp (dark spot on the skin) · mn мэнгэ (dark spot on the skin) · sk materske znamienko (dark spot on the skin) · ka ხალი (dark spot on the skin) · sh мадеж (dark spot on the skin) · no føflekk (dark spot on the skin) · ota بك (dark spot on the skin) · ko 반점 (dark spot on the skin) · es nevus (dark spot on the skin) · stq Moal (dark spot on the skin) · eo denaska makulo (dark spot on the skin) · mk бе́нка (dark spot on the skin) · ar حسنة (dark spot on the skin) · be радзі́мка (dark spot on the skin) · cop ⲑⲟⲓ (dark spot on the skin) · kk қал (dark spot on the skin) · gl sinal (dark spot on the skin) · cy smot harddwch (dark spot on the skin) · sv födelsemärke (dark spot on the skin) · cs névus (dark spot on the skin) · af moesie (dark spot on the skin) · ady анэл (dark spot on the skin) · it neo (dark spot on the skin) · es nevo (dark spot on the skin) · ro aluniță (dark spot on the skin) · lt apgamas (dark spot on the skin) · ca piga (dark spot on the skin) · ast llunar (dark spot on the skin) · te పుట్టుమచ్చ (dark spot on the skin) · ang māl (dark spot on the skin) · ckb خاڵ (dark spot on the skin) · he שׁוּמָה (dark spot on the skin) · mi ira (dark spot on the skin) · fi syntymämerkki (dark spot on the skin) · grc ἐλαία (dark spot on the skin) · fa خال (dark spot on the skin) · xdq ярцци (dark spot on the skin) · xdq е́рцце (dark spot on the skin) · ba миң (dark spot on the skin) · ru ро́динка (dark spot on the skin) · th ไฝ (dark spot on the skin) · ga ball dobhráin (dark spot on the skin) · fi luomi (dark spot on the skin) · vi mụt ruồi (dark spot on the skin) · zh 胎痣 (dark spot on the skin) · sro neu (dark spot on the skin) · ko 점 (dark spot on the skin) · pt mancha (dark spot on the skin) · zai biuyaa (dark spot on the skin) · yi בראָדעווקע (dark spot on the skin) · cs mateřské znaménko (dark spot on the skin) · gl petada (dark spot on the skin) · sl materino znamenje (dark spot on the skin) · tr ben (dark spot on the skin) · rsk лєнча (dark spot on the skin) · xdq ерцца (dark spot on the skin) · de Mal (dark spot on the skin)
From Middle English molle, molde, mole (“mole”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *mol(h), from Proto-Germanic *mulaz, *mulhaz (“mole, salamander”), from Proto-Indo-European *molg-, *molk- (“slug, salamander”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)melw- (“to grind, crush, beat”).
Cognate with North Frisian mull (“mole”), Saterland Frisian Molle (“mole”), Dutch mol (“mole”), German Low German Mol, Mul, Mull (“mole”), German Molch (“salamander, newt”), Old Russian смолжь (smolžʹ, “snail”), Czech mlž (“clam”).
Derivation as an abbreviation of Middle English molewarpe, a variation of moldewarpe, moldwerp (“mole”) in Middle English is unexplained and probably unlikely due to the simultaneous occurrence of both words. See mouldwarp.
Meanings
Any of several small, burrowing, insectivorous mammals of the family Talpidae.
Any of the burrowing rodents also called mole-rats.
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.
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.
From Middle English molle, molde, mole (“mole”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *mol(h), from Proto-Germanic *mulaz, *mulhaz (“mole, salamander”), from Proto-Indo-European *molg-, *molk- (“slug, salamander”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)melw- (“to grind, crush, beat”).
Cognate with North Frisian mull (“mole”), Saterland Frisian Molle (“mole”), Dutch mol (“mole”), German Low German Mol, Mul, Mull (“mole”), German Molch (“salamander, newt”), Old Russian смолжь (smolžʹ, “snail”), Czech mlž (“clam”).
Derivation as an abbreviation of Middle English molewarpe, a variation of moldewarpe, moldwerp (“mole”) in Middle English is unexplained and probably unlikely due to the simultaneous occurrence of both words. See mouldwarp.
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(transitive) To create a network of channels in (waterlogged soil) to improve drainage.
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mole en · NOUN · etymology 3
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/məʉl/ (Australia)
[ˈmɔʊɫ] (Australia)
Etymology
From moll (from Moll, an archaic nickname for Mary), influenced by the spelling of the word mole (“an internal spy”), and due to /mɒl/ and /məʊl/ merging as [ˈmɔʊɫ] in the Australian accent.
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(Australia, New-Zealand, derogatory, slang) A moll, a bitch, a slut.
From French môle or Latin mōles (“mass, heap, rock”).
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A massive structure, usually of stone, used as a pier, breakwater or junction between places separated by water.
Its extreme downtown is the battery, where that noble mole is washed by waves, and cooled by breezes, which a few hours previous were out of sight of land. 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chapter 1:
Using the countless tons of rock from the cliff-face, supplemented by much more from inland, they threw out a huge breakwater, 2,000 ft. long and 80 ft. high, roughly at right angles to the quay, so forming an almost completely sheltered corner. Fifty years later, this massive mole is still standing up to the worst that the Irish Sea can do. 1956 September, F. F. Nicholls, “Neyland, A Forgotten Harbour”, in Railway Magazine, page 632:
[Alexander the Great] then conceived the stupendous idea of constructing a mole, which should at once connect [Tyre] with the main land; and this was actually accomplished by driving piles and pouring in incalculable quantities of soil and fragments of rock; and it is generally believed, partly on the authority of ancient authors, that the whole ruins of Old Tyre were absorbed in this vast enterprize, and buried in the depths of the sea [...] 1847, George A. Fisk, A pastor's memorial of the holy land:
[about Saint-Tropez] Yachts and fishing boats fill the little square of water, which is surrounded on two sides by quays, on the third by a small ship-repairing yard and on the fourth by the mole where the fishing boats moor and the nets are spread out to dry. 1983, Archibald Lyall, Arthur Norman Brangham, The companion guide to the south of France:
(rare) A haven or harbour, protected with such a breakwater.
(historical) An Ancient Roman mausoleum.
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nb molo (massive structure used as a pier or breakwater) · da mole (massive structure used as a pier or breakwater) · el μόλος (massive structure used as a pier or breakwater) · grc πρόχωσις (massive structure used as a pier or breakwater) · hu móló (massive structure used as a pier or breakwater) · es rompeolas (massive structure used as a pier or breakwater) · ru волноре́з (massive structure used as a pier or breakwater) · nn molo (massive structure used as a pier or breakwater) · pt quebra-mar (massive structure used as a pier or breakwater) · et muul (massive structure used as a pier or breakwater) · it molo (massive structure used as a pier or breakwater) · de Mole (massive structure used as a pier or breakwater) · pt molhe (massive structure used as a pier or breakwater) · mi rongoteka (massive structure used as a pier or breakwater) · bg вълнолом (massive structure used as a pier or breakwater) · ru мол (massive structure used as a pier or breakwater) · ia mole (massive structure used as a pier or breakwater) · es muelle (massive structure used as a pier or breakwater) · alt мол (massive structure used as a pier or breakwater) · sv molo (massive structure used as a pier or breakwater) · ga muirmhúr (massive structure used as a pier or breakwater) · pl falochron (massive structure used as a pier or breakwater) · fr môle (massive structure used as a pier or breakwater) · tr mendirek (massive structure used as a pier or breakwater) · ru волноло́м (massive structure used as a pier or breakwater) · ia jectata (massive structure used as a pier or breakwater) · zh 防波堤 (massive structure used as a pier or breakwater) · sw fuko (massive structure used as a pier or breakwater) · ja 防波堤 (massive structure used as a pier or breakwater) · ko 방파제 (massive structure used as a pier or breakwater) · fi möljä (massive structure used as a pier or breakwater)
Calqued from German Mol; spelled as if it had come directly from molecule or Latin moles (the ultimate source of Mol and molecule in any event).
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In the International System of Units, the base unit of amount of substance; the amount of substance of a system which contains exactly 6.02214076×10²³ elementary entities (atoms, ions, molecules, etc.). Symbol: mol. The number of atoms is known as Avogadro’s number.
ga gram-mhóilín (unit of amount) · km ម៉ូល (unit of amount) · ga mól (unit of amount) · gl mol (unit of amount) · ar مُول (unit of amount) · yi מאָל (unit of amount) · zh 摩爾 /摩尔 (unit of amount) · sw mfuko (unit of amount) · nl mol (unit of amount) · el μολ (unit of amount) · fr mole (unit of amount) · de Mol (unit of amount) · el γραμμομόριο (unit of amount) · ru моль (unit of amount) · mi tiwhanga (unit of amount) · vi mol (unit of amount) · ur مول (unit of amount) · id mol (unit of amount) · br mol (unit of amount) · sv mol (unit of amount) · mr मोल (unit of amount) · de Gramm-Molekül (unit of amount) · pt mol (unit of amount) · ka მოლი (unit of amount) · es mol (unit of amount) · it grammo-molecola (unit of amount) · hu mól (unit of amount) · da mol (unit of amount) · pl mol (unit of amount) · ms mol (unit of amount) · pt mole (unit of amount) · it mole (unit of amount) · ca mol (unit of amount) · fi mooli (unit of amount) · hi मोल (unit of amount) · tr mol (unit of amount) · ru гра́мм-моле́кула (unit of amount) · bg мол (unit of amount) · ko 몰 (unit of amount) · cs mol (unit of amount) · th โมล (unit of amount) · ja モル (unit of amount) · eo molo (unit of amount) · ro mol (unit of amount) · hy մոլ (unit of amount)
In English since before the 20th century. From French môle f, from Latin mola (“millstone”), because it is a hardened mass.
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A hemorrhagic mass of tissue in the uterus caused by a dead ovum.
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pl zaśniad (hemorrhagic mass of tissue in the uterus) · es mola (hemorrhagic mass of tissue in the uterus) · fr môle (hemorrhagic mass of tissue in the uterus) · zh 葡萄胎 (hemorrhagic mass of tissue in the uterus) · de Mole (hemorrhagic mass of tissue in the uterus) · hu mola (hemorrhagic mass of tissue in the uterus) · sh mola (hemorrhagic mass of tissue in the uterus)
From Spanish mole, from Classical Nahuatl mōlli (“sauce; stew; something ground”).
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(countable, uncountable) Any of several spicy sauces typical of the cuisine of Mexico and neighboring Central America countries, especially one that contains chocolate and is used in cooking main dishes, not desserts.