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Foothill vs Molehill - What's the difference?

foothill | molehill |

As nouns the difference between foothill and molehill

is that foothill is a hill at the base of a mountain or mountain range while molehill is a small mound of earth created by a mole's burrowing underneath the surface of the ground.

foothill

English

(Foothills)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A hill at the base of a mountain or mountain range.
  • * 2012 , July 15. Richard Williams in Guardian Unlimited, Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track
    • The summit of the climb came 38km from the end of stage 14, which began in Limoux and ended in Foix in the foothills of the Pyrenees, and the incident occurred as the peloton emerged into the light and passed under the banner at the top, a quarter of an hour behind a five-man breakaway.

    molehill

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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