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molehill definition

mole·hill (mōl′hil′)

noun

a small ridge or mound of earth, formed by a burrowing mole
molehill Idioms

make a mountain out of a molehill

to treat a trivial problem as a great or important one

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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