- a small insect that lives in highly organized groups. There are many types of ant.
- an ants’ nest
- an ant colony
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAnt is used before these nouns:- colony
- mound
Word OriginOld English ǣmete of West Germanic origin; related to German Ameise.
Idioms
See ant in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee ant in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishhave ants in your pants
- (informal) to be very excited or impatient about something and unable to stay still
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