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Definition of molehill noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

molehill

noun

NAmE//ˈmoʊlhɪl//

a small pile of earth that a mole 1leaves on the surface of the ground when it digs underground

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Idioms

make a mountain out of a molehill (disapproving)

to make an unimportant matter seem important

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