| NOUN | quantity | mole, gram molecule, mol | the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams |
|---|---|---|---|
| person | mole, counterspy | a spy who works against enemy / enemy espionage | |
| food | mole | spicy sauce often containing chocolate | |
| attribute | mole | a small congenital pigmented spot on the skin | |
| artifact | mole, breakwater, groin, groyne, bulwark, seawall, jetty | a protective structure of stone or concrete | |
| animal | mole | small velvety-furred burrowing mammal having small eyes and fossorial forefeet |
| Sounds | mow'l | |
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| Rhymes | amphibole ... whole: 76 rhymes with owl... | |
| Meaning | The molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites. | |
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| Synonyms | gram molecule, mol | |
| Broader | metric weight unit, weight unit | A decimal unit of weight based on the gram |
| Spanish | mol | |
| Catalan | mol | |
| Adjectives | molal | designating a solution containing one mole of solute per kilogram of solvent |
| molar | containing one mole of a substance | |
| molar | designating a solution containing one mole of solute per liter of solution | |
| Meaning | A spy who works against enemy / enemy espionage. | |
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| Synonym | counterspy | |
| Broader | 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 |
| Spanish | agente doble, contraespía, counterspy, informante, topo | |
| Catalan | agent doble, counterspy | |
| Meaning | spicy sauce often containing chocolate. | |
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| Region | Mexico, United Mexican States | A republic in southern North America |
| Broader | sauce | flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food |
| Spanish | mole | |
| Catalan | mole | |
| Meaning | A small congenital pigmented spot on the skin. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | blemish, defect, mar | A mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body) |
| Spanish | lunar | |
| Catalan | piga | |
| Meaning | A protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away. | |
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| Synonyms | breakwater, groin, groyne, bulwark, seawall, jetty | |
| Broader | barrier | A structure or object that impedes free movement |
| Spanish | dique, escollera, espigón, malecón, rompeolas | |
| Catalan | dic, engonal, escullera, espigó, talp, trencaonades | |
| Meaning | small velvety-furred burrowing mammal having small eyes and fossorial forefeet. | |
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| Member of | Talpidae, family Talpidae | moles |
| Narrower | brewer's mole, hair-tailed mole, Parascalops breweri | 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 | |
| starnose mole, star-nosed mole, Condylura cristata | amphibious mole of eastern North America having pink fleshy tentacles around the nose | |
| Broader | insectivore | small insect-eating mainly nocturnal terrestrial / terrestrial or fossorial mammals |
| Spanish | topo | |
| Catalan | talp | |
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