molehill
Tiny lawn mound
A molehill is a small mound of earth pushed up by a burrowing mole.
The word appears almost exclusively in the idiom make a mountain out of a molehill—to treat a minor problem as if it were a major one.
Insect colony's earthen home
- hillockMinor land elevation
- knollSmall rounded hill
- tumulusAncient burial mound
- hummockLow earthen mound
heap · barrow · dirt pile · burrow · motte · cairn · tump · kopje
Animal's dug dwelling
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
- excavateRemove earth systematically
- subterraneanBeneath earth's surface
- insectivoreOrganism eating bugs primarily
claws · snout · velvet · fur · earthworms · grubs · lawn · garden
Tall natural landmass
- exaggerationOverstating beyond reality
- overreactionDisproportionate emotional response
- tempestViolent windstorm or turmoil
- trivialLacking significance or weight
minor · insignificant · dramatization · hyperbole · fuss · melodrama · proportion · perspective
anthill
Insect colony's earthen home
hummock · heap · barrow · dirt pile · burrow · motte · cairn · tump · kopje · termite mound
burrow
Animal's dug dwelling
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
- excavateRemove earth systematically
- subterraneanBeneath earth's surface
insectivore · claws · snout · velvet · fur · earthworms · grubs · lawn · garden · pest
mountain
Tall natural landmass
- exaggerationOverstating beyond reality
- overreactionDisproportionate emotional response
- tempestViolent windstorm or turmoil
trivial · minor · insignificant · dramatization · hyperbole · fuss · melodrama · proportion · perspective · trifle
- making a mountain out of a molehillExaggerating minor issues dramatically
- made a mountain out of a molehillExaggerated minor issue's importance
- make a mountain out of a molehillExaggerate trivial problems drastically