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molehill

mo·le·hill

UK/ˈməʊlhɪl/ US/ˈmoʊˌlhɪl/ rare

noun

1.

a mound of earth made by moles while burrowing

Origin

From mole + hill. The verb sense comes from the idiom make a mountain out of a molehill.

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