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  1. 1. n. A spot; a stain; a mark which discolors or disfigures. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A spot, mark, or small permanent protuberance on the human body; esp., a spot which is dark-colored, from which commonly issue one or more hairs. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A mass of fleshy or other more or less solid matter generated in the uterus. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. A mound or massive work formed of masonry or large stones, etc., laid in the sea, often extended either in a right line or an arc of a circle before a port which it serves to defend from the violence of the waves, thus protecting ships in a harbor; also, sometimes, the harbor itself. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. Any insectivore of the family Talpidae. They have minute eyes and ears, soft fur, and very large and strong fore feet. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. A plow of peculiar construction, for forming underground drains. Source: opted
  7. 7. v. t. To form holes in, as a mole; to burrow; to excavate; as, to mole the earth. Source: opted
  8. 8. v. t. To clear of molehills. Source: opted
  9. 9. n. the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites Source: wordnet
  10. 10. n. a spy who works against enemy espionage Source: wordnet
  11. 11. n. a small congenital pigmented spot on the skin Source: wordnet
  12. 12. n. a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away Source: wordnet

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