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• Ant-hill — Ant hill, n. (Zo[ o]l.) A mound thrown up by ants or by termites in forming their nests. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• ant|hill — «ANT HIHL», noun. 1. a heap of dirt piled up by ants around the entrance to their tunnels; antheap. 2. Figurative. a congested mass, especially of people: »... the appalling human anthill of Bengal (Manchester Guardian Weekly) …   Useful english dictionary

• ant hill — /ˈænt hɪl/ (say ant hil) noun 1. a mound of earth formed by a colony of ants in constructing their habitation. 2. a mound of earth typically one to two metres high, built up by termites in forming a nest. Also, anthill …  

• ant-hill — noun /ˈænthɪl/ A mound shaped nest built or inhabited by ants or termites …   Wiktionary

• ant-hill — see anthill …   English dictionary

• ant hill — soil heaped up by ants around their nest opening …   English contemporary dictionary

• ANT-HILL — …   Useful english dictionary

• ant·hill — /ˈæntˌhıl/ noun, pl hills [count] : a mound of dirt made by ants when building a nest …   Useful english dictionary

• Ant — Ant·a·buse; ant·ambulacral; ant·apex; ant·arc·ta·lian; ant·arctic; ant·arc·ti·ca; ant·arc·to·gae·an; ant; ant·bird; ant·echi·no·mys; ant·echi·nus; ant·ep·ir·rhe·ma; ant·er·gic; ant·he·li·on; ant·hill; ant·ing; ant·ler; ant·lered; ant·ler·ite;… …   English syllables

• hill — ant·hill; han·a·hill; ha·ver·hill; hill; hill·er; hill·i·ness; hill·man; lead·hill·ite; mix·hill; rose·hill; sand·hill·er; hill·bil·ly; hill·ocked; hill·ocky; rose·hill·er; yam·hill; …   English syllables

• Ant colony — A plaster cast of an ant nest. Ant hill and ant tracks, Oxley Wild Rivers National Park …   Wikipedia