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anthill

ant·hill

/ˈænt.hɪl//ˈeə̯nt.hɪl//ˈɛə̯nt.hɪl/

noun

What it means

  1. 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.

    2024 November 27, Paul Bigland, “Around the UK on nearly 80 trains...”, in RAIL, number 1023, page 48

In a sentence

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

2024 November 27, Paul Bigland, “Around the UK on nearly 80 trains...”, in RAIL, number 1023, page 48

Where it comes from

  1. Old Englishǣmethyll
  2. Middle Englishametehul
  3. Englishanthill

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

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