ant

Definition of Ant in English :

Noun

social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Ant

see synonyms of ant

contraction of mainly British

1. (ɑːnt ) a rare variant spelling of aren't

2. (eɪnt ) dialect a variant spelling of ain't

noun

1.

any small social insect of the widely distributed hymenopterous family Formicidae, typically living in highly organized colonies of winged males, wingless sterile females (workers), and fertile females (queens), which are winged until after mating

See also army ant, fire ant, slave ant, wood ant ▶ Related adjective: formic

2. white ant

3. have ants in one's pants

Ant

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1.

Antarctica

2.

antonym

are not

also variously heard at different levels of usage as an assimilated form for am not, and as a contracted form for is not, have not, and has not see also ain't

noun

any of a widespread family (Formicidae) of black, brown, or red hymenopteran insects, generally wingless, that live in colonies with a complex division of labor by castes, including workers, males, and a queen

1.

antenna

2.

antonym

Ant

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abbr.

Antarctica

abbr.

antonym

n.

Any of numerous hymenopteran insects of the family Formicidae, characteristically having wings only in the males and fertile females and living in colonies that have a complex social organization.

suff.

1.

a. Performing, promoting, or causing a specified action: acceptant.

b. Being in a specified state or condition: flippant.

2.

a. One that performs, promotes, or causes a specified action: deodorant.

b. One that undergoes a specified action: inhalant.

pref.

Variant of anti-.

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