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ANT Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Ant
(n.)
A hymenopterous insect of the Linnaean genus Formica, which is now made a family of several genera; an emmet; a pismire.
(n.)
A hymenopterous insect of the Linnaean genus Formica, which is now made a family of several genera; an emmet; a pismire.
ant
A suffix sometimes marking the agent for action; as, merchant, covenant, servant, pleasant, etc. Cf. -ent.
Ant-
See Anti-, prefix.
| WordNet 2.0 |
ant
Noun
1. social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
(synonym) emmet, pismire
(hypernym) hymenopterous insect, hymenopteran, hymenopteron, hymenopter
(hyponym) pharaoh ant, pharaoh's ant, Monomorium pharaonis
(member-holonym) Formicidae, family Formicidae
Noun
1. social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
(synonym) emmet, pismire
(hypernym) hymenopterous insect, hymenopteran, hymenopteron, hymenopter
(hyponym) pharaoh ant, pharaoh's ant, Monomorium pharaonis
(member-holonym) Formicidae, family Formicidae
| The Phrase Finder |
The ants are my friends, they're blowing in the wind
Meaning
Misheard lyric.
Origin
Misheard version of Bob Dylan's 'the answer my friend is blowing in the wind'. Difficult to know whether this was genuinely misheard or whether it is just a nice line that someone made up and presented as misheard.
Meaning
Misheard lyric.
Origin
Misheard version of Bob Dylan's 'the answer my friend is blowing in the wind'. Difficult to know whether this was genuinely misheard or whether it is just a nice line that someone made up and presented as misheard.
| Australian Slang |
As drunk as a piss ant
very drunk
very drunk
As game as a piss ant
very daring
Have ants in one's pants
be restless
Pissant
small, aggressive person
Pissant around
waste time; fart about
| Anagram |
ant
tan nat
tan nat
| hEnglish - advanced version |
ant
white ant
ant-eater
agricultural ant
harvesting ant
horse ant
porcupine ant-eater
honey ant
scaly ant-eater
army ant
house ant
red ant
parasol ant
amazon ant
australian ant-eater
solitary ant
spider ant
duck ant
little ant-bear
driver ant
legionary ant
carpenter ant
little black ant
old world ant thrushes
umbrella ant
slave ant
visiting ant
hill ant
lion ant
warrior ant
wood ant
ant cow
ant bird
ant-hill
ant wren
ant thrush
turf ant
jet ant
ant rice
ant egg
ant-cattle
ant-bear
ant-
ant-lion
white ant
ant-eater
agricultural ant
harvesting ant
horse ant
porcupine ant-eater
honey ant
scaly ant-eater
army ant
house ant
red ant
parasol ant
amazon ant
australian ant-eater
solitary ant
spider ant
duck ant
little ant-bear
driver ant
legionary ant
carpenter ant
little black ant
old world ant thrushes
umbrella ant
slave ant
visiting ant
hill ant
lion ant
warrior ant
wood ant
ant cow
ant bird
ant-hill
ant wren
ant thrush
turf ant
jet ant
ant rice
ant egg
ant-cattle
ant-bear
ant-
ant-lion
ant-
ant-
\ant-\ see anti-, prefix.
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
ant
seangán
seangán
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Dyban
Dyban = n. an ant, emmet
Dyban = n. an ant, emmet
Marchforgrugyn
Marchforgrugyn = n. a large winged ant
Mordwyn
Mordwyn = n. an ant hill
Morgrugyn
Morgrugyn = n. an ant
Morionen
Morionen = n. emmet, ant
Myw
Myw = n. what has activity; an ant
Mywionyn
Mywionyn = n. an ant, an emmet
ANT Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Military Abbreviations |
ANT
Netherlands Antilles
Netherlands Antilles
| International Relations and Security Acronyms |
ANT
Andre N. Tupolev (Soviet aircraft designation; later Tu)
Andre N. Tupolev (Soviet aircraft designation; later Tu)
ANT Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Middle-earth v2.2b |
Ants
Tiny insects that form large communal colonies under the rule of a single queen. Though Tolkien doesn't mention them directly, we can deduce their presence in Middle-earth from the fact that Merry discusses them briefly with Pippin on one occasion. Tolkien uses their qualities freely in similes throughout The Lord of the Rings, especially in reference to the Orcs of Mordor, whose military organisation and aggression are referred to several times as being ant-like. At one point Sauron is compared to an ant queen, with his Orcs acting as soldiers and workers just as the queen's in her colony.
Tiny insects that form large communal colonies under the rule of a single queen. Though Tolkien doesn't mention them directly, we can deduce their presence in Middle-earth from the fact that Merry discusses them briefly with Pippin on one occasion. Tolkien uses their qualities freely in similes throughout The Lord of the Rings, especially in reference to the Orcs of Mordor, whose military organisation and aggression are referred to several times as being ant-like. At one point Sauron is compared to an ant queen, with his Orcs acting as soldiers and workers just as the queen's in her colony.
| Glossary of Stamp Collecting Terms |
ANT
Assistencia Nacional Aos Tuberculosos, Portuguese Anti-Tuberculosis
Assistencia Nacional Aos Tuberculosos, Portuguese Anti-Tuberculosis
| English-Latin Online Dictionary |
ant
formica
formica
ANT Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Computer Abbreviations v1.5 |
ANT
SimAnt for Windows Saved Game File
SimAnt for Windows Saved Game File
| 9300+ Computer Acronyms |
ANT
Advanced Network Tools
Advanced Network Tools
ANT Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Easton's Bible Dictionary |
Ant
(Heb. nemalah, from a word meaning to creep, cut off, destroy), referred to in Prov. 6:6; 30:25, as distinguished for its prudent habits. Many ants in Palestine feed on animal substances, but others draw their nourishment partly or exclusively from vegetables. To the latter class belongs the ant to which Solomon refers. This ant gathers the seeds in the season of ripening, and stores them for future use; a habit that has been observed in ants in Texas, India, and Italy.
(Heb. nemalah, from a word meaning to creep, cut off, destroy), referred to in Prov. 6:6; 30:25, as distinguished for its prudent habits. Many ants in Palestine feed on animal substances, but others draw their nourishment partly or exclusively from vegetables. To the latter class belongs the ant to which Solomon refers. This ant gathers the seeds in the season of ripening, and stores them for future use; a habit that has been observed in ants in Texas, India, and Italy.
| Smith's Bible Dictionary |
Ant
(Heb. nemalah). This insect is mentioned twice in the Old Testament: in (Proverbs 6:6; 30:25) In the former of these passages the diligence of this insect is instanced by the wise man as an example worthy of imitation; in the second passage the ant's wisdom is especially alluded to; for these insects "though they be little on the earth, are exceeding wise." (For a long time European commentators and naturalists denied that ants stored up grain for future use, as was asserted in Proverbs but while this is true of most of the 104 European species, two of those species do lay up food, and are called harvesting ants . Like species have been found in Texas and South America, and are known to exist in Palestine. They show many other proofs of their skill. Some of them build wonderful houses; these are often several stories high, sometimes five hundred times the height of the builders, with rooms, corridors, and vaulted roofs supported by pillars. Some species keep a kind of cows; others have a regular army of soldiers; some keep slaves-"No closer imitation of the ways of man could be found in the entire animal economy." (See Encyc. Brit.) McCook's "The Honey Ants" gives many curious facts about the habits of this peculiar kind of ant, and of the harvesting ants of the American plains.-ED.)
(Heb. nemalah). This insect is mentioned twice in the Old Testament: in (Proverbs 6:6; 30:25) In the former of these passages the diligence of this insect is instanced by the wise man as an example worthy of imitation; in the second passage the ant's wisdom is especially alluded to; for these insects "though they be little on the earth, are exceeding wise." (For a long time European commentators and naturalists denied that ants stored up grain for future use, as was asserted in Proverbs but while this is true of most of the 104 European species, two of those species do lay up food, and are called harvesting ants . Like species have been found in Texas and South America, and are known to exist in Palestine. They show many other proofs of their skill. Some of them build wonderful houses; these are often several stories high, sometimes five hundred times the height of the builders, with rooms, corridors, and vaulted roofs supported by pillars. Some species keep a kind of cows; others have a regular army of soldiers; some keep slaves-"No closer imitation of the ways of man could be found in the entire animal economy." (See Encyc. Brit.) McCook's "The Honey Ants" gives many curious facts about the habits of this peculiar kind of ant, and of the harvesting ants of the American plains.-ED.)
ANT Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| ETSI and 3GPP |
ANT
Application of New Technologies
Application of New Technologies
| AERONAUTICAL ABBREVIATIONS |
ANT
Antenna
Antenna
| Abbreviation Airbus A340 |
ANT
Antenna: Device to send radio signals, specially adjusted to the frequency.
Antenna: Device to send radio signals, specially adjusted to the frequency.
| Glossary of Entomology and Crop Protection |
Ant
Any of various social insects of the family Formicidae (order Hymenoptera). Only the males and fertile females have wings. They are living in colonies that have a complex social organization.
Any of various social insects of the family Formicidae (order Hymenoptera). Only the males and fertile females have wings. They are living in colonies that have a complex social organization.
| HAM-codes |
ANT
ANTenna
ANTenna
| Country Data Codes |
ANT
Netherlands Antilles (ISO 3166)
Netherlands Antilles (ISO 3166)
| Phobia |
Isopterophobia
Fear of termites, insects that eat wood
Fear of termites, insects that eat wood
Myrmecophobia
Fear of ants
ANT Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Ant
Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related families of wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. They are a diverse group of more than 12,000 species, with a higher diversity in the tropics. They are known for their highly organized colonies and nests, which sometimes consist of millions of individuals. Individuals are divided into sub-fertile, and more commonly sterile, females ("workers"), fertile males ("drones"), and fertile females ("queens"). Colonies can occupy and use a wide area of land to support themselves. Ant colonies are sometimes described as superorganisms because the colony appears to operate as a unified entity.
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Ant (disambiguation)
An ant is a eusocial insect that belongs to the same order as wasps and bees.
Ant, Ants, or ANT may refer to:
- Ant-hill, a pile of materials that build up at the entrances of the subterranean dwellings of ant colonies as they are excavated
- The Ants, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reference book about ants
- Ant (chair), a modern chair designed by Arne Jacobsen
- Antlia, standard astronomical abbreviation
- ANT, a three letter acronym for the Andrei Nikolayevich Tupolev design bureau in the former Soviet Union
- ANT, a three letter acronym for the Netherlands Antilles
- Actor-network theory, a contemporary sociological theory
- An ant is a name of a group of enemies on Crash Bandicoot
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