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- [mohl-hil]
- /ˈmoʊlˌhɪl/
- /ˈməʊl.hɪl/
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- [mohl-hil]
- /ˈmoʊlˌhɪl/
Definitions of molehill word
- noun molehill a small mound or ridge of earth raised up by a mole or moles burrowing under the ground. 1
- idioms molehill make a mountain out of a molehill, to exaggerate a minor difficulty. 1
- noun molehill A small mound of earth thrown up by a mole burrowing near the surface. 1
- noun molehill earth dug up by a mole 1
- countable noun molehill A molehill is a small pile of earth made by a mole digging a tunnel. 0
- noun molehill the small mound of earth thrown up by a burrowing mole 0
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Origin of molehill
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
late Middle English word dating back to 1400-50; See origin at mole1, hill
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Parts of speech for Molehill
noun
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preposition
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molehill popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
molehill usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for molehill
noun molehill
- rise — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
- hillock — a small hill.
- shock — a thick, bushy mass, as of hair.
- drift — a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure.
- dune — a sand hill or sand ridge formed by the wind, usually in desert regions or near lakes and oceans.
Antonyms for molehill
noun molehill
- ditch — a long, narrow excavation made in the ground by digging, as for draining or irrigating land; trench.
- valley — an elongated depression between uplands, hills, or mountains, especially one following the course of a stream.
- depression — A depression is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty.
Top questions with molehill
- what is molehill?
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