English dictionary: words starting with ant

noun

A small insect typically having a sting and living in a complex social colony with one or more breeding queens. it is wingless except for fertile adults, which form large mating swarms, and is proverbial for its industriousness.

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The next time either of those two ants meet any other ant, the information they pass on will be dif…

prefix

Shortened before a vowel or h (as in antarctic ).

suffix

(forming adjectives) denoting attribution of an action or state.

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Arrogant

adjective

(chiefly of a medicine) preventing or correcting acidity, especially in the stomach.

Usage examples:

I prescribed a kaolin antacid mixture

noun

An antacid medicine.

Usage examples:

These familiar antacids were medicine chest staples.

noun

An antacid medicine.

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These familiar antacids were medicine chest staples.

adjective

(chiefly of a medicine) preventing or correcting acidity, especially in the stomach.

Usage examples:

I prescribed a kaolin antacid mixture

verb

Cause (someone) to become hostile.

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The aim was to antagonize visiting supporters

verb

Cause (someone) to become hostile.

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The aim was to antagonize visiting supporters

verb

Cause (someone) to become hostile.

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The aim was to antagonize visiting supporters

noun

Active hostility or opposition.

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The antagonism between them

noun

Active hostility or opposition.

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The antagonism between them

noun

A person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary.

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He turned to confront his antagonist

adjective

Showing or feeling active opposition or hostility towards someone or something.

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An antagonistic group of bystanders

noun

A person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary.

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He turned to confront his antagonist

verb

Cause (someone) to become hostile.

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The aim was to antagonize visiting supporters

verb

Cause (someone) to become hostile.

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The aim was to antagonize visiting supporters

verb

Cause (someone) to become hostile.

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The aim was to antagonize visiting supporters

verb

Cause (someone) to become hostile.

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The aim was to antagonize visiting supporters

adjective

Relating to the south polar region or antarctica.

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This reduced the mixing of warm, tropical ocean water and cold, polar water causing the buildup of …

noun

The antarctic region.

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Penguins are the most common birds in the antarctic.

proper noun

A continent round the south pole, situated mainly within the antarctic circle and almost entirely covered by ice sheets. its exploitation is governed by an international treaty of 1959, which was renewed in 1991.

noun

The continent around the south pole

noun

A stake put up by a player in poker or brag before receiving cards.

Usage examples:

The antes were at the $10,000–$20,000 level

verb

Put up an amount as an ante in poker or brag and similar games.

Usage examples:

He essentially gets to pick which bets he thinks are best, and ante them up.

prefix

Before; preceding.

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Antechapel

phrasal verb

To give money in order to join or be part of something

Usage examples:

The new teams each had to ante up a huge entry fee to the major leagues.

noun

A mammal that feeds on ants and termites, with a long snout and sticky tongue.

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In south america, anteaters evolved long sticky tongues that enable them to feed on ants and termit…

noun

A mammal that feeds on ants and termites, with a long snout and sticky tongue.

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In south america, anteaters evolved long sticky tongues that enable them to feed on ants and termit…

adjective

Occurring or existing before a particular war, especially the us civil war.

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The conventions of the antebellum south

adjective

Of or relating to the antebrachium or forearm.

noun

A thing that existed before or logically precedes another.

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Some antecedents to the african novel might exist in africa's oral traditions

adjective

Preceding in time or order; previous or pre-existing.

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Antecedent events

noun

A thing that existed before or logically precedes another.

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Some antecedents to the african novel might exist in africa's oral traditions

adjective

Preceding in time or order; previous or pre-existing.

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Antecedent events