See molehill on Wiktionary
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"sense": "A small mound of earth",
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"sense": "A small mound of earth",
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"sense": "A small mound of earth",
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"code": "gl",
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"sense": "A small mound of earth",
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"code": "gl",
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"sense": "A small mound of earth",
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
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"sense": "A small mound of earth",
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"word": "Maulwurfshügel"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
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"sense": "A small mound of earth",
"tags": [
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"word": "Maulwurfshaufen"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "A small mound of earth",
"word": "vakondtúrás"
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"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
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"sense": "A small mound of earth",
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"word": "moldvörpuhaugur"
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"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
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"sense": "A small mound of earth",
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"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
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"sense": "A small mound of earth",
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "A small mound of earth",
"word": "monticello di terra"
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"code": "ja",
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"sense": "A small mound of earth",
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
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"sense": "A small mound of earth",
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"code": "lv",
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"sense": "A small mound of earth",
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"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"lang_code": "lt",
"sense": "A small mound of earth",
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"sense": "A small mound of earth",
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"code": "lb",
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"sense": "A small mound of earth",
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"word": "Maulefskoup"
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"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
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"sense": "A small mound of earth",
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{
"code": "pl",
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"sense": "A small mound of earth",
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"word": "kretowisko"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "A small mound of earth",
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"word": "monte/montículo de toupeira"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "krotóvina",
"sense": "A small mound of earth",
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"word": "крото́вина"
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"code": "sgs",
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"sense": "A small mound of earth",
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"word": "kormērausis"
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"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"lang_code": "sh",
"sense": "A small mound of earth",
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"word": "кртичњак"
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"code": "sh",
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"sense": "A small mound of earth",
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"code": "sl",
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"sense": "A small mound of earth",
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "A small mound of earth",
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"word": "topera"
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"sense": "A small mound of earth",
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"sense": "A small mound of earth",
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"word": "mullvadshög"
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
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"sense": "A small mound of earth",
"word": "köstebek deliği"
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"code": "tr",
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"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "A small mound of earth",
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"roman": "krotóvyna",
"sense": "A small mound of earth",
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"word": "крото́вище"
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"code": "vec",
"lang": "Venetan",
"lang_code": "vec",
"sense": "A small mound of earth",
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"word": "muxighèr"
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"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"lang_code": "vo",
"sense": "A small mound of earth",
"word": "talpakum"
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