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Definitions for Ants

[1] any of numerous black, red, brown, or yellow social insects of the family Formicidae, of worldwide distribution especially in warm climates, having a large head with inner jaws for chewing and outer jaws for carrying and digging, and living in highly organized colonies containing wingless female workers, a winged queen, and, during breeding seasons, winged males, some species being noted for engaging in warfare, slavemaking, or the cultivation of food sources.
[2] have ants in one's pants , Slang . to be impatient or eager to act or speak.
[3] 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
[4] white ant another name for a termite
[5] have ants in one's pants slang to be restless or impatient

Words related to Ants

anttick, vermin, pest, mite, bee, butterfly, gnat, dragonfly, moth, grasshopper, spider, cockroach, termite, mosquito, beetle, flea, aphid, ladybug, nervousness, anxiety

Words nearby Ants

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Origin of Ants

before 1000; Middle English am(e)te, em(e)te, Old English ǣmette; cognate with Middle Low German āmete, ēm(e)te, Middle Dutch amete, Old High German āmeiza (ā- a-3 + meizan to beat, cut, cognate with Albanian mih (he) digs), German Ameise. See emmet, mite1

Words that may be confused with Ants

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, antant, aunt

Other words from Ants

ant·like , adjective

Word origin for Ants

Old English ǣmette; related to Old High German āmeiza, Old Norse meita; see emmet

Synonyms for Ants

aphid, bee, beetle, butterfly, cockroach, dragonfly, flea, fruit fly, gnat, grasshopper, ladybug, mite, mosquito, moth, pest, spider, termite, tick, vermin, arachnid, arthropod, bedbug, bumblebee, cootie, fly, hornet, louse, daddy longlegs, praying mantis, yellowjacket