noun
anthill
ANT-hihl
noun
1
A mound of soil, sand, or debris built up by ants (or termites) over the entrance to their underground colony.
"The children poked a stick into the anthill and watched the ants scramble."
"After the rain, a fresh anthill appeared at the edge of the lawn."
How to Use Anthill
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe little mound of dirt that marks where ants live underground.
Word Forms
anthills plural
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Etymology
A simple compound of ant and hill, going back to Old English forms of the same two words.