fourmilière — meaning in English

English meaning

• anthill noun A mound of soil, sand, or debris built up by ants (or termites) over the entrance to their underground colony.
• beehive noun A structure, natural or built, in which bees live and produce honey.

Senses

fourmilière is used for these senses in English:

• anthill A cone-shaped structure built from sediment and other available materials by ants or white ants (termites), and beneath which the colony nests.
• beehive (figuratively) Any place full of activity, or in which people are very busy.
• hive of activity (idiomatic) A very busy place.

beehive — full definition

1. noun A structure, natural or built, in which bees live and produce honey.
2. noun A tall, rounded hairstyle piled up on top of the head.

Related French words