mole
57
2.3
- noun
- /moʊl/
- I could even see a rather large mole on my back, of which I'd not been previously aware.
- birthmarks and moles
- remove a mole
- cancerous mole
Loading YouTube…
Watch on YouTubeI'm a Melanoma doc and she had a mole in her arm, got darker and bigger.
- I'm a Melanoma doc and she had a mole in her arm, got darker and bigger.
- It's crooked Collie and I have a mole.
- So her name is Cindy after Cindy Crawford because she's got the little mole.
- Where is that guy, you know, or where's that mannequin with that shoulder mole?
Examples
-
And I have a mole on my face, just like you do.
-
- I had a mole removed.
-
I have a very large mole under my hair.
-
- Did you see that mole on her face?
-
'Cause Jack has a big mole on his face.
-
I would have liked to reach out and touch the small mole on her nose.
Fiction book (1997) -
I ran my fingers over the mole on my neck and then lowered my hand into my pocket.
Fiction book (2001) -
It all started when this mole appeared on my arm.
-
On the back of his neck was a mole, black as the eye of an insect.
Fiction book (1996) -
I have a small, dark mole on my cheek that I was born with.
Synonyms
41
1.3
A mark on the skin you are born with that has a different color or feel
1
9.9
A skin mark present at birth, like a birthmark or mole
1
9.9
A small spot on a surface showing an imperfection
A mark or small growth on the skin like a mole
Compounds
2
7.3
A small almost hairless African animal that lives underground in large groups like ants
- South African
1
9.9
A small burrowing mammal from western Africa that lives in underground colonies
1
9.7
A small brownish-black animal like a frog that lives underground and comes out to lay eggs
- Australian
1
9.7
A small Australian animal that lives underground and carries its babies in a pouch
- South African
1
9.2
A small animal from southern Africa that lives underground and has shiny fur
1
9.9
A small North American mole that lives in wet ground with a pink nose of many tentacles to find food
1
9.6
A large insect with strong front legs that digs tunnels in soft soil and eats plant roots
1
9.3
A small burrowing animal with a long nose and tail that digs with strong front feet
A small mole from eastern North America with soft fur that lives mostly underground
- Specialized
A small mole with a long pointed snout that lives underground and eats insects
A small burrowing animal from eastern Asia that looks like a shrew and a mole
- Specialized
A small animal that lives underground with a short furry tail found in eastern North America
- Specialized
A pregnancy condition where tissue grows into many fluid-filled sacs instead of a baby
- Specialized
A rare growth in the womb during early pregnancy that forms fluid-filled cysts and often causes loss of the baby
- Specialized
A larger female in a colony of naked mole rats who is the only one to have babies
- Australian
A small Australian burrowing animal with a pouch for its young that looks like a mole
A small mole found in eastern North America that lives in water and has many pink tentacles on its nose
How Noticeable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mole (skin spot) comes from an old word maol meaning 'spot' or 'mark'. So a skin mole is simply a small, dark spot or mark on the skin.