Molehill

//ˈməʊlhɪl// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A small mound of earth created by a mole's burrowing underneath the surface of the ground.
  2. 2
    a mound of earth made by moles while burrowing wordnet

Synonyms

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a continentala cursea damna darna hootanthill

Example

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"He makes a mountain out of a molehill."

Etymology

From mole + hill.

Related phrases

Molehill Greenmake a mountain out of a molehillmolehill mountaineer

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