: any of a family (Formicidae) of colonial hymenopterous insects with a complex social organization and various castes performing special duties
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antenna
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antonym
Antarctica
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a
: one that performs (a specified action) : personal or impersonal agent
claimant
coolant
b
: thing that promotes (a specified action or process)
expectorant
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: one connected with
annuitant
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: thing acted upon (in a specified manner)
inhalant
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: performing (a specified action) or being (in a specified condition)
somnambulant
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: promoting (a specified action or process)
expectorant
Examples of ant in a Sentence
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India Espy-Jones, Essence, 5 Apr. 2024
The ants are after their sugary nectar and do not cause any harm to the plant.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2024
The ants feed the leaves to a species of fungus that doubles as their home; in turn, the ants feed the fungus to their own young.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
In reality, the effort has been about as effective as trying to get rid of ants by breaking up one nest: each drug leader’s death or capture leads to the rise of several small would-be lords.
—Alma Guillermoprieto, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
On the creamy satin slopes of a billowing wedding dress, a (rather obviously CG-rendered) ant forges a path before being swatted out of existence.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Feb. 2024
Minimize the risk of ant, spider and other insect infestations by sealing cracks around your home.
—Noor Adatia, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
And so that’s true of people as well as bees and ants.
—Quanta Magazine, 15 Feb. 2024
Many species of ants have mutualisms with hemipterans.
—Lesley Evans Ogden, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2024
Noun
Square French tips were decorated with insects– everything from ladybugs and crickets to ants galore.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 5 Apr. 2024
The ants are after their sugary nectar and do not cause any harm to the plant.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2024
The ants feed the leaves to a species of fungus that doubles as their home; in turn, the ants feed the fungus to their own young.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
In reality, the effort has been about as effective as trying to get rid of ants by breaking up one nest: each drug leader’s death or capture leads to the rise of several small would-be lords.
—Alma Guillermoprieto, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
On the creamy satin slopes of a billowing wedding dress, a (rather obviously CG-rendered) ant forges a path before being swatted out of existence.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Feb. 2024
Minimize the risk of ant, spider and other insect infestations by sealing cracks around your home.
—Noor Adatia, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
And so that’s true of people as well as bees and ants.
—Quanta Magazine, 15 Feb. 2024
Many species of ants have mutualisms with hemipterans.
—Lesley Evans Ogden, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2024
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