molehill

English

molehills in a field

Etymology

mole +‎ hill

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈməʊlhɪl/

Noun

molehill (plural molehills)

A small mound of earth created by a mole's burrowing underneath the surface of the ground.

Derived terms

make a mountain out of a molehill

Translations

A small mound of earth

Czech: krtina (cs) f
Dutch: molshoop (nl) m
French: taupinière (fr) f
German: Maulwurfshaufen (de) m
Japanese: 土竜塚, もぐらづか
Latvian: kurmja rakums m
Lithuanian: kurmrausis m
Luxembourgish: Maulefskoup (lb) m

Norman: taupinniéthe f
Polish: kretowisko (pl) n
Portuguese: monte/montículo de toupeira m
Russian: крото́вина (ru) f (krotóvina)
Samogitian: kormērausis m
Spanish: topera f
Venetian: muxighèr (vec) m
Volapük: talpakum (vo)

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