1. Small velvety-furred burrowing mammal having small eyes and fossorial forefeet
   "The mole's tunnels crisscrossed the lawn"
    
2. A small congenital pigmented spot on the skin
   "She had a distinctive mole on her left cheek"
    
3. A spy who works against enemy espionage
   "The mole infiltrated the foreign intelligence agency to gather information";
   - counterspy
    
4. A protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
   "The town built a mole to protect the harbour from strong waves";
   - breakwater, groin, groyne, bulwark, seawall, jetty
    
5. Spicy sauce often containing chocolate
   "The chef's chicken mole featured a complex blend of chilies and dark chocolate"
    
6. The molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Système International d'Unités
   "The chemist needed 1 mole of sodium chloride for the reaction";
   - gram molecule, mol

Derived forms: moles

Type of: barrier, blemish, defect, insectivore, mar, metric weight unit, sauce, spy, undercover agent, weight unit

Part of: family Talpidae, Talpidae

Encyclopedia: Mole, John