moles

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

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈmoː.ɫeːs]

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.

Concepts

dam

effort

might

pier

quay

trouble

weir

huge bulk

massive building

Synonyms

labor

opera

opus

poena

Translations

αποβάθρα

barrage

pontile

píer

pomost

molo

Mühe

Anlegestelle

presa

Wharf

μώλος

φράγμα

ιχθυοφραγμός

appontement

presa d'aigua