molehill
[ mohl-hil ]
/ ˈmoʊlˌhɪl /
noun
RELATED WORDS
mountain, rise, hillock, shock, drift, dune, pile, bank, embankment, knoll, mass, stack, anthill, tumulus, paltriness, triviality, pettiness, nothingness, inconsequence, smallness
Nearby words
molecular surgery, molecular volume, molecular weight, molecularity, molecule, molehill, moleskin, moleskins, molest, molestation, molester
Idioms
make a mountain out of a molehill, to exaggerate a minor difficulty.
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molehill
/ (ˈməʊlˌhɪl) /
noun
the small mound of earth thrown up by a burrowing mole
make a mountain out of a molehill to exaggerate an unimportant matter out of all proportion
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Word Origin and History for molehill
molehill
also mole-hill, mid-15c., from mole (2) + hill (n.).
To much amplifying thinges yt. be but small, makyng mountaines of Molehils. [John Foxe, "Acts and Monuments," 1570]
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Idioms and Phrases with molehill
molehill
see make a mountain out of a molehill.
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