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moles

Pronunciation: [ˈmoː.ɫeːs]

“moles” is a Latin word. Its 11 meanings in English:

noun

  1. multitude, mass (of material)
  2. size
  3. rock, boulder, cliff, ridge, outcrop, knoll
  4. heap, pile
  5. war machine
  6. weight, burden, heaviness
  7. strife, endeavour, effort
  8. difficulty, labor, trouble
  9. fortification, wall, rampart
  10. mass of soldiers, a large army
  11. mole, pier, jetty

Etymology

Uncertain. The term is sometimes connected with Proto-Indo-European *meh₃- (“to exert”), though De Vaan reconstructs the Proto-Indo-European root as *melos (“trouble, obstacle”) instead. If the term derives from Proto-Indo-European *meh₃- (“to exert”), then it is cognate with Ancient Greek μῶλος (môlos, “turmoil”) and German mühen (“to labor, toil”). See also Latin mōs.

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