1. Noun
A spot; a stain; a mark which discolors or disfigures.
2. Noun
A spot, mark, or small permanent protuberance on the human body; esp., a spot which is dark-colored, from which commonly issue one or more hairs.
3. Noun
A mass of fleshy or other more or less solid matter generated in the uterus.
4. Noun
A mound or massive work formed of masonry or large stones, etc., laid in the sea, often extended either in a right line or an arc of a circle before a port which it serves to defend from the violence of the waves, thus protecting ships in a harbor; also, sometimes, the harbor itself.
5. Noun
Any insectivore of the family Talpidae. They have minute eyes and ears, soft fur, and very large and strong fore feet.
6. Noun
A plow of peculiar construction, for forming underground drains.
7. Verb
To form holes in, as a mole; to burrow; to excavate; as, to mole the earth.
8. Verb
To clear of molehills.
9. Noun
a small congenital pigmented spot on the skin
Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare
10. Noun
small velvety-furred burrowing mammal having small eyes and fossorial forefeet
Vocabulary classified under Biology
11. Noun
a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
Vocabulary classified under Engineering
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