Mole and Spade

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Mole noun - A person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country.

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Spade and mole are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spade" instead a noun "Mole".

Nearby Word: molar

Spade noun - A sturdy hand shovel that can be pushed into the earth with the foot.

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Mole and spade are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mole" instead a noun "Spade".

Nearby Words: spaded, spadeful, spading, spader

In Rolo to the Rescue, the mole's special ability is tunneling through ground with a spade.

Source: Mole Miner
An early MAD (back when it was a comic book) story featured a character named Melvin Mole, who could dig through anything given an implement, be it a spade, a lunch spoon, a toothpick, or even his nose hair.

Source: Tunnel King

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