ant
noun /ænt/
/ænt/
Idioms - a small insect that lives in highly organized groups. There are many types of ant.
enlarge image- an ants’ nest
- an ant colony
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAnt is used before these nouns:- colony
- mound
Word OriginOld English ǣmete of West Germanic origin; related to German Ameise.
Idioms
have ants in your pants
- (informal) to be very excited or impatient about something and unable to stay still