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# mole

noun (a mole, moles); also unit «mole» (science, mol)

«mole» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A mole is a small, furry animal with tiny eyes and big front paws that digs tunnels underground and eats worms. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mole/#m1)
2. A mole is a small dark spot on someone's skin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mole/#m2)
3. A mole is a spy who works secretly inside an organisation and passes on its secrets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mole/#m3)
4. (science) In chemistry, a mole is a unit for counting a huge number of tiny particles, used by older students. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mole/#m4)
5. A mole is also a stone wall built out into the sea to protect a harbour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mole/#m5)

### In the lessons

In nature lessons moles show life underground: they are almost blind, feel with their noses and leave molehills on lawns. In health lessons, a mole on the skin that changes shape, colour or size should be shown to a doctor; wear sun cream. In spy stories, «the mole» is the traitor inside. Phrases: «make a mountain out of a molehill» (make a small problem seem huge), «blind as a mole», «whack-a-mole».

### Examples

- A mole dug a tunnel under our lawn and left little hills of soil. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mole/#x1)
- Moles eat earthworms and can store them for later. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mole/#x2)
- Grandad has a mole on his cheek. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mole/#x3)
- If a mole on your skin changes, show it to a doctor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mole/#x4)
- In the spy film, there was a mole inside the secret service. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mole/#x5)
- Don't make a mountain out of a molehill — it's only a scratch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mole/#x6)
- A mole's big paws are like shovels. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mole/#x7)
- The fishing boats sheltered behind the mole in the harbour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mole/#x8)
- The little Mole peered at it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mole/#x9)

### Note

Plural «moles». A mole's heap of earth is a «molehill». Trap: the animal and the skin spot are the same spelling but not connected. «Mole» (Mexican sauce, said MO-lay) is another word. Moles are not completely blind, but they see very little.

## In Jewish tradition

The mole is an animal that digs underground. Isaiah says people will throw their idols to the moles and bats in dark places.

**Interpretation.** The verse is read as a picture of the end of idol worship, when people see their idols are useless and throw them away.

### Examples

- In that day a man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made for themselves to worship, to the moles and to the bats; (Prophets ISA.2.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mole/#x1)

### Note

Plural «moles». A mole's heap of earth is a «molehill». Trap: the animal and the skin spot are the same spelling but not connected. «Mole» (Mexican sauce, said MO-lay) is another word. Moles are not completely blind, but they see very little.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «mole» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mole/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«mole» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mole.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «mole» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mole/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«mole» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/mole.html) on Mova free.