anthill

noun

ant·​hill ˈant-ˌhil How to pronounce anthill (audio)
: a mound of debris thrown up by ants or termites in digging their nest

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Like an anteater licking an anthill clean with its long, thin tongue. — Haruki Murakami, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024 His air force dropped these bombs wantonly, as a boy drops a firecracker down the silo of an anthill. — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024 Active anthill, choreographed by collision warning systems,music arranged by sonics of bumps and scrapes. — Leslie Simon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025 Still, Moiraine showed up and kicked the anthill nicely, by planting a sword directly in Lanfear's torso and then slitting her throat. — Andrew Cunningham & Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 8 Sep. 2023 See All Example Sentences for anthill

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First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of anthill was before the 12th century

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anthill

noun
ant·​hill ˈant-ˌhil How to pronounce anthill (audio)
: a mound made by ants in digging their nest

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