English dictionary: words starting with ant - page 3

noun

An expert in or student of anthropology.

Usage examples:

Some anthropologists think that members of hunting and gathering societies tend to have more leisure

noun

The study of human societies and cultures and their development.

Usage examples:

Comparative studies declined and anthropology shifted to universities.

adjective

Relating to or characterized by anthropomorphism.

Usage examples:

Explanations of animal behaviour in anthropomorphic terms

verb

Attribute human characteristics or behaviour to (a god, animal, or object).

Usage examples:

People's tendency to anthropomorphize their dogs

noun

The attribution of human characteristics or behaviour to a god, animal, or object.

Usage examples:

Native americans also felt a special kinship with bears because of many shared morphological and be…

verb

Attribute human characteristics or behaviour to (a god, animal, or object).

Usage examples:

People's tendency to anthropomorphize their dogs

noun

A tropical american plant which is widely grown for its ornamental foliage or brightly coloured flowering spathes.

Usage examples:

Similarly, other potted flowering plants, including anthuriums and bromeliads, are becoming importa…

preposition

Opposed to; against.

Usage examples:

I'm anti the abuse of drink and the hassle that it causes

adjective

Opposed.

Usage examples:

The local councils are anti

noun

A person opposed to a particular policy, activity, or idea.

Usage examples:

The threat to field sports from the antis is a serious one

prefix

The antiparticle of a specified particle.

Usage examples:

Antiproton

adjective

Opposed to or directed against capitalism (= an economic and political system in which property, business, and industry are controlled by private owners rather than by the state, with the purpose of making a profit)

Usage examples:

Police detained hundreds of anti-capitalist protesters who tried to block the streets., he is staun…

adjective

Intended or intending to prevent or reduce corruption (= illegal, bad, or dishonest behaviour, especially by people in positions of power)

Usage examples:

The president promised that the anti-corruption watchdog would be fully independent., he made his n…

adjective

Opposed to or intended to prevent discrimination (= unfair treatment of someone because of their sex, race, age, etc.)

Usage examples:

Most people support anti-discrimination laws., an anti-discrimination bill

adjective

Opposed to feminism (= the belief that women should have the same rights, power, and opportunities as men)

Usage examples:

He became increasingly anti-feminist and reactionary., they believe that wanting to look nice is no…

noun

A person who hates or strongly dislikes jews

Usage examples:

He denied that he was an anti-semite.

noun

Hate or strong dislike of jews, or actions that express hate or dislike of jews

Usage examples:

Nazi anti-semitism forced him to emigrate from germany., anti-semitic literature

noun

Hate or strong dislike of jews, or actions that express hate or dislike of jews

Usage examples:

Nazi anti-semitism forced him to emigrate from germany., anti-semitic literature

adjective

Opposed to a particular war or to all wars

Usage examples:

Anti-war protestors, an anti-war demonstration

adjective

Tending to suppress sexual desire or activity; = "anaphrodisiac".

noun

An antiaphrodisiac agent; = "anaphrodisiac".

adjective

Believing, or expressing the belief, that people should be free to act as they wish and should not be forced to obey people in authority

Usage examples:

They described themselves as an anti-authoritarian party., the network presents an alternative, ant…

noun

The belief that people should be free to act as they wish and should not be forced to obey people in authority

Usage examples:

His anti-authoritarianism and sense of injustice were both deeply felt., it was argued that this wa…

adjective

Tending to prevent the growth or spread of bacteria.

Usage examples:

I never travel without antibacterial wipes

noun

A substance with antibacterial properties.

Usage examples:

The experiment identified the bark of the plant as a potential source of new antibacterials

adjective

Intended to make people aware of the ways in which their personal opinions may affect their judgment, so that they are less likely to treat other people unfairly

Usage examples:

They will be ordered to attend anti-bias training., after the incident the company reminded its emp…

noun

A medicine (such as penicillin or its derivatives) that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms.

Usage examples:

Course of antibiotics

adjective

Relating to antibiotics.

Usage examples:

A prolonged course of antibiotic therapy

noun

A medicine (such as penicillin or its derivatives) that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms.

Usage examples:

Course of antibiotics

adjective

Relating to antibiotics.

Usage examples:

A prolonged course of antibiotic therapy

noun

A blood protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen. antibodies combine chemically with substances which the body recognizes as alien, such as bacteria, viruses, and foreign substances in the blood.

Usage examples:

We can reduce levels of that substance by introducing into the body antibodies that specifically re…

noun

A blood protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen. antibodies combine chemically with substances which the body recognizes as alien, such as bacteria, viruses, and foreign substances in the blood.

Usage examples:

We can reduce levels of that substance by introducing into the body antibodies that specifically re…