mole
(moʊl )
Word forms: moles
1. countable noun
A mole is a natural dark spot or small dark lump on someone's skin.
2. countable noun
A mole is a small animal with black fur that lives underground.
3. countable noun
A mole is a member of a government or other organization who gives secret information to the press or to a rival organization.
MI5 has tried to recruit him as a mole.
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Collocations:
check a mole
However, they should not have missed his melanoma during the accompanying mole check (correctly diagnosed six weeks later by a dermatologist colleague of mine).
Times, Sunday Times
I'd like to say to people to check their moles.
The Sun
Why not, in this free time, have all my moles checked?
Times, Sunday Times
But it fears thousands of people may be risking their lives by not getting suspect moles checked.
The Sun
But it pays to wear sun screen7 and check your moles.
The Sun
Translations:
Chinese: 鼹鼠, 间谍, 痣
Japanese: モグラ mammal, スパイ infiltrator, ほくろ skin
- convey a tone
- convey a way
- convey emotion
- convey enthusiasm
- conveyer belt
- convey excitement
- convey information
- convey meaning
- conveyor belt
- convey passion
- convey the truth
- convict
- convict a defendant
- convict an offender
- convict an officer
- convicted criminal
- convicted felon
- convicted prisoner
- convicted robber
- convicted thief
- conviction
- conviction of a crime
- convict unanimously
- convict wrongfully
- convict wrongly