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anthill

noun
/ˈænt.hɪl/

Etymology

From Middle English ametehul, amptehille, from Old English ǣmethyll, equivalent to ant + hill.

  1. inherited from ǣmethyll
  2. inherited from ametehul

Definitions

  1. A cone-shaped structure built from sediment and other available materials by ants or…

    A cone-shaped structure built from sediment and other available materials by ants or white ants (termites), and beneath which the colony nests.

    • On arrival at Edinburgh Waverley, I fight my way through the throngs of tourists and locals turning the place into a human anthill.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for anthill. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA