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Synonyms for mole

  • noun

Most common

jutty rat snitch moll birthmark nevus counterspy molewarp

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Jetty

jetty, breakwater, mound, sea wall, groin US, groyne UK, rampart, pier, bulwark, jutty, dike slang

2. Mol

mol, gram molecule, gramme molecule UK

Other

rat, birthmark, nevus, snitch, moll, molewarp, counterspy, nævus, talpid, molehead, mouldwarp dated

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A naevus, a pigmented, slightly raised, and sometimes hairy spot on the skin.

  2. n. 2

    Any of several small, burrowing, insectivorous mammals of the family Talpidae.

Related words

Word family
molecatcher mole-eyed molehead moleheap
Phrases
star-nosed mole water mole naked mole rat duck mole golden mole marsupial mole mole bean mole crab
Other spellings
molé

Forms

Plural
moles → jetties, breakwaters, mounds, groins…

Example sentences

  • rat He hollowed out a mountain only to pull out a rat.
  • snitch Flavio warned Rima not to snitch on him.
  • birthmark She was no less beautiful for the small birthmark.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
molefalling
juttyfalling
ratfalling
snitchrising
mollrising
birthmarkrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
rat1, mol1
4 letters
pier1, dike1, moll1
5 letters
mound1, groin1, jetty2, nevus, jutty
6 letters
snitch1, groyne, talpid
7 letters
rampart2, bulwark2
8 letters
molewarp, molehead
9 letters
birthmark2, mouldwarp
10 letters
breakwater3, counterspy

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (jetty2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
taupe
Italiano
talpa
Español
topo
Deutsch
Maulwurf