molehill

molehill
Synonyms and related words:
a continental, a curse, a damn, a darn, a hoot, anthill, bagatelle, bank, barrow, bauble, bean, bibelot, bit, brae, brass farthing, butte, button, cent, cock, curio, down, drift, drumlin, dune, embankment, farce, farthing, feather, fell, fig, fleabite, folderol, foothills, fribble, frippery, gaud, gewgaw, gimcrack, hair, halfpenny, haycock, haymow, hayrick, haystack, heap, hill, hill of beans, hillock, hummock, jest, joke, kickshaw, knickknack, knickknackery, knob, knoll, minikin, mockery, monticle, monticule, moor, mound, mow, peppercorn, picayune, pile, pin, pinch of snuff, pinprick, pyramid, rap, red cent, rick, row of pins, rush, sand dune, shit, snap, sneeshing, snowdrift, sou, stack, straw, swell, toy, trifle, trinket, triviality, tuppence, two cents, twopence, whim-wham

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  • Molehill — Mole hill , n. A little hillock of earth thrown up by moles working under ground; hence, a very small hill, or an insignificant obstacle or difficulty; as, to make a mountain out of a molehill. [1913 Webster] Having leapt over such mountains, lie …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • molehill — ► NOUN ▪ a small mound of earth thrown up by a burrowing mole. ● make a mountain out of a molehill Cf. ↑make a mountain out of a molehill …   English terms dictionary

  • molehill — [mōl′hil΄] n. a small ridge or mound of earth, formed by a burrowing mole make a mountain out of a molehill to treat a trivial problem as a great or important one …   English World dictionary

  • molehill — (n.) also mole hill, mid 15c., from MOLE (Cf. mole) (2) + HILL (Cf. hill) (n.). To much amplifying thinges yt. be but small, makyng mountaines of Molehils. [John Foxe, Acts and Monuments, 1570] …   Etymology dictionary

  • Molehill — For the hill in Virginia, see Mole Hill (Virginia). A molehill …   Wikipedia

  • molehill — [[t]mo͟ʊlhɪl[/t]] molehills 1) N COUNT A molehill is a small pile of earth made by a mole digging a tunnel. 2) PHRASE: V and Ns inflect (disapproval) If you say that someone is making a mountain out of a molehill, you are critical of them for… …   English dictionary

  • molehill — UK [ˈməʊlˌhɪl] / US [ˈmoʊlˌhɪl] noun [countable] Word forms molehill : singular molehill plural molehills a small pile of earth made by a mole digging underground • See: mountain …   English dictionary

  • molehill — See: MAKE A MOUNTAIN OUT OF A MOLEHILL …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • molehill — See: MAKE A MOUNTAIN OUT OF A MOLEHILL …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • molehill — /mohl hil /, n. 1. a small mound or ridge of earth raised up by a mole or moles burrowing under the ground. 2. make a mountain out of a molehill, to exaggerate a minor difficulty. [1400 50; late ME; see MOLE1, HILL] * * * …   Universalium

  • molehill — mole|hill [ˈməulˌhıl US ˈmoul ] n a small pile of earth made by a ↑mole →make a mountain out of a molehill at ↑mountain …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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