[
UK
/ˈænthɪl/
]
[ US /ˈæntˌhɪɫ/ ]
[ US /ˈæntˌhɪɫ/ ]
NOUN
- a mound of earth made by ants as they dig their nest
How To Use anthill In A Sentence
- The usual mustering scene shows tawny grass and anthills and a mob of red Brahmans moving slowly along, but over the page are stockmen with baseball caps and heavy shades.
- There are anthills, rushes, and other indications of not too rich a soil in this meadow, and in places the prickly restharrow grows among the grass, bearing its pink flower in summer. Nature Near London
- Instead of feeling happiness and awe from staring at an anthill and watching the mysteries of life unfold,[Sentence dictionary] you decided to forget those small pleasures.
- For non-divers, the idea of launching themselves into the middle of a shark pack is probably about as appealing as filling their socks with treacle and standing in the middle of an anthill.
- The coordinated activities of the anthill or beehive operate on very different principles from those of a family, a large company, or a great city.
- I feel somewhat like a measly ant pestering a magnificent tiger who has chosen to sleep on an anthill.
- probe an anthill
- Last, but not least, you'll have to make sure you've got an assortment of warrior ants guarding your anthill against unwanted insects and animals.
- And she wrote a book that many people in China were taken by called "Bead on an Anthill: Lakota Childhood", it's about growing up indigenous in the modern age.
- Justino stumbled out of the crawlway and sat down to rest on an abandoned anthill, while a flock of brown jays screeched at his intrusion. A Sweet Scent of Death