mole

«mole» in Mova's school dictionary: a small, furry animal with tiny eyes and big front paws… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

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

meaning for a pupil

1) A mole is a small, furry animal with tiny eyes and big front paws that digs tunnels underground and eats worms. tree →

2) A mole is a small dark spot on someone's skin. tree →

3) A mole is a spy who works secretly inside an organisation and passes on its secrets. tree →

4) (science) In chemistry, a mole is a unit for counting a huge number of tiny particles, used by older students. tree →

5) A mole is also a stone wall built out into the sea to protect a harbour. tree →

sense 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 →
• Moles eat earthworms and can store them for later. tree →
• Grandad has a mole on his cheek. tree →
• If a mole on your skin changes, show it to a doctor. tree →
• In the spy film, there was a mole inside the secret service. tree →
• Don't make a mountain out of a molehill — it's only a scratch. tree →
• A mole's big paws are like shovels. tree →
• The fishing boats sheltered behind the mole in the harbour. tree →
• The little Mole peered at it. tree →

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 the corpora

• The star-nosed mole swims in North American wetlands and smells underwater by blowing little bubbles onto things and sniffing them back in.
• He just laughs, and invites the Mole to spend the whole day on the river with him.
• The Mole shouted «Onion-sauce!
• Drifting along, the Mole trails a paw in the water and dreams.
• The Mole points to a dark wood on one side.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «mole» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.