Molehill

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A small mound of loose earth raised by a burrowing mole.
  • idiom. make a mountain out of a molehill To exaggerate a minor problem.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A small mound of earth created by a mole's burrowing underneath the surface of the ground.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A little hillock of earth thrown up by moles working under ground; hence, a very small hill, or an insignificant obstacle or difficulty.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A little hill, hillock, mound, or ridge of earth thrown up by moles in burrowing underground.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a mound of earth made by moles while burrowing
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    hummock    hillock    mound    knoll    hammock   
    Cross Reference
    out of) a mole-hill   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    fieldmouse    unembellished    blue-tinged    unpowdered    point   
     
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