anthill
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 7
/ˈænt.hɪl/
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/ˈænt.hɪl/ · /ˈeə̯nt.hɪl/ · /ˈɛə̯nt.hɪl/
Definition of anthill
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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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.”
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Etymology
From Middle English ametehul, amptehille, from Old English ǣmethyll, equivalent to ant + hill.
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