ergates /ûrˈgə-tēz/ or ergate /ûrˈgāt/

A worker ant, an undeveloped female

ergatanˈdromorph noun

(Gr andromorphos of male form) an ant combining characteristics of males and workers

ergataner /ûr-gə-tāˈnər or -täˈnər/ noun

(Gr anēr man) a worker-like wingless male ant

erˈgative adjective (grammar)

Of a grammatical case which, in certain languages, eg Inuktitut and Basque, indicates the subject of a transitive verb (also ergative case)

An ergative word

ergativˈity noun

ergatocˈracy noun

(Gr kratos power) rule by the workers

ergatogyne /-jīˈnē/ noun

(Gr gynē woman) a worker-like wingless female ant

erˈgatoid adjective

Worker-like, wingless but sexually perfect

erˈgatomorph noun

An ergatoid ant

ergatomorphˈic adjective

• windsail
• windsails
• windscreen
• windscreens
• windscreen-wiper
• wind-shak'd
• windshake
• wind-shaken
• windshakes
• wind shear
• wind shears
• windshield
• windshields
• windship
• windships
• wind side
• wind sides
• wind sleeve
• wind sleeves
• windsock
• windsocks
• winds of change
• wind someone a bonny pirn
• Windsor
• Windsor chair