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Definition of mole : 1. A mass of fleshy or other more or less solid matter generated in the uterus.
2. 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.
3. A plow of peculiar construction, for forming underground drains.
4. 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.
5. A spot; a stain; a mark which discolors or disfigures.
6. Any insectivore of the family Talpidae. They have minute eyes and ears, soft fur, and very large and strong fore feet.
7. To clear of molehills.
8. To form holes in, as a mole; to burrow; to excavate; as, to mole the earth.

Synonyms:

mol, informer, sneak, rampart, alpha particle, dry-stone wall, operative, spook, grass, birthmark, snitch, anteater, breakwater, dermis, badger, jetty, dike, freckle, atomic, inguen, fold, cation, antiparticle, nark, informant, agent, hill, atomic mass, earthwork, beauty mark, chain, mound, dyke, seawall, intelligencer, atomic weight, dam, cuticle, emissary, flesh, asset, bat, bigmouth, barrage, angora, counterspy, groin, wall, stool pigeon, bighorn sheep, follicle, epidermis, groyne, bulwark, atom, anion, undercover, beauty spot, black bear, atomic number, gram molecule

blotch, blemish, flaw

fox, hippopotamus, camel, cavy, ibex, donkey, llama, hamster, hare, otter, antelope, wolf, sheep, echidna, rhinoceros, mule, koala, dog, hog, mongoose, squirrel, raccoon, horse, dingo, burro, hyena, wallaby, panda, coyote, elephant, caribou, opossum, lion, leopard, gazelle, mink, cow, puma, polecat, mouse, arctic fox, cat, ox, zebra, jaguar, pig, weasel, lynx, giraffe, gopher, porcupine, stag, camelopard, bobcat, ermine, panther, ocelot, deer, chipmunk, bison, alpaca, goat, cheetah, wombat, sable, yak, kangaroo, rabbit, buffalo, swine, stoat, marmot, shrew, skunk, cougar, ferret, hedgehog, possum, beaver, gnu, bear, tiger, dromedary, sloth, platypus, moose, chinchilla, jackal, reindeer, rat, lemming, elk, ass

Usage examples:

• As the regiment, headed by all the bands of the garrison, marched gaily down to the New Mole, where the transport- ship awaited it, an excited throng of spectators lined the way. - "The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood", Arthur Griffiths.
• With the police out of it there would have been time; with the police a factor, granted even that the Mole gave her up, her death was certain. - "The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale", Frank L. Packard.
• It had been very thoughtful of the Mole to pass that word around- very! - "The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale", Frank L. Packard.