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mole (MOHL) (noun)
A small permanently colored spot or raised spot on one's body: Winfred has a small brown mole on his left cheek.
mole (MOHL) (noun)
A spy or an individual who works inside an organization and gives secret information to another organization or country: This exciting novel is about a mole who worked for the government.
mole (MOHL) (noun)
1. An insect eating animal which burrows in the soil: The mole in Trisha's garden makes the lawn lumpy and difficult to mow.
2. A massive, usually stone wall constructed in the sea, used as a breakwater and built to enclose or to protect an anchorage or a harbor: The local docking facility was enclosed by a mole or bulwark.
3. A machine designed for boring through hard materials such as rock: The huge mole was brought to the work site when it was time to dig the new tunnel.
mole (MOH lay) (noun)
A spicy sauce made with chili and chocolate: The Mexican restaurant served a delicious mole with the meat dishes.

It is easy to see how a construction mole got its name; it acts like a garden mole, burrowing through the soil and rocks.

During a construction project, after the mole had bored through the rock, the broken and crushed rock was hauled to the harbor to reinforce the original mole.

Elisa, who also worked with Jim on a project, had a small mole on her cheek; and she said that after a hard day's work, she and her friends would often go to a restaurant to have chicken with a mole sauce.

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Vis consili expers mole ruit sua.
Force without good sense falls by its own weight.
This entry is located in the following unit: Latin Proverbs, Mottoes, Phrases, and Words: Group V (page 6)