Anthill

/ˈænt.hɪl/

Synonyms for "anthill" (38 found)

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Closest matches (8)

Noun(2 words)

ant hillant nest

bank barrow brae butte cock down

Strong matches (11)

drift drumlin dune embankment fell foothills haycock haymow hayrick haystack

Noun(1 words)

formicary

Related words (19)

heap hill hillock hummock knob knoll molehill monticle monticule moor mound mow pile pyramid ricksand dunesnowdrift stack swell

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More general

7 entries

hammock hillock hummockinsect nestknoll mound nest

More specific

2 entries

mound nestunderground nest

Collocations

6 entries

ant colonyant hillant nestant tunnelssoil moundunderground nest

Inflections

1 entries

anthills

Sample sentences

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He stuck a straw into an anthill.

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The curious girl yanked out a spike of wheat and was taking out each grain one by one, letting them fall on the earth, so as to observe how the ants were taking them to the anthill.

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Why are there so many ants at the entrance to the house? Do they have an anthill nearby?

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The centipede climbed the towering anthill.

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