What is another word for mole?

Pronunciation: [mˈə͡ʊl] (IPA)

The word mole has various synonyms, including beauty mark, birthmark, nevus, melanocytic naevi, and freckle. Each of these terms refers to small, dark-colored spots or patches on the skin. While freckles are typically the result of sun exposure, moles or nevi may be hereditary or caused by abnormal cell growth. Birthmarks, on the other hand, are typically present at birth and can range in size and color. The term beauty mark is often used to describe a mole that is located in a prominent or attractive location on the face, such as above the lip or on the cheek.

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Usage examples for Mole

At the same time, when the other three had poised themselves so as to lower the rope gradually, and when he found himself descending into that black mole, he looked rather nervously below him.
"The Beautiful Wretch; The Pupil of Aurelius; and The Four Macnicols"
William Black
Was he not making mountains out of mole-hills?
"The Devil's Garden"
W. B. Maxwell
He noted also that she had a mole under her left eye.
"Garrison's Finish A Romance of the Race-Course"
W. B. M. Ferguson

Famous quotes with Mole

  • Man can now fly in the air like a bird, swim under the ocean like a fish, he can burrow into the ground like a mole. Now if only he could walk the earth like a man, this would be paradise.
    Tommy Douglas
  • The president said that this is not removing a mole. You know, removing a mole, that's an outpatient sort of an operation. This was removing a cancer, removing a cancer takes more time.
    Gordon England
  • I always hated my mole growing up. I even thought about having it removed. At the time I didn't do it because I thought it would hurt, and now I'm glad I didn't.
    Niki Taylor
  • I've got a big mole on my butt. It's true.
    Gedde Watanabe
  • Science is a seagull, it knows the sky; it is a squirrel, it knows the forest; it is a mole, it knows the underground; it is a dolphin, it knows the ocean! Science is a multi-talented creature!
    Mehmet Murat ildan

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