anthill

English

/ˈænt.hɪl/

noun

Definitions

A cone-shaped formation constructed from sediment and other available materials by ants or termites. The colony nests underneath this cone.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English ametehul inherited from Old English ǣmethyll (anthill) compound from English ant (adjective ending) + English hill (hele).

Origin

English

hill

Gloss

hele

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Churchill English
Edgehill English
Hiller English
Telegraph Hill English
ant English
ant thrush English
ant-bed English
ant-hill English
antbird English
antdom English
anteater English
anteating English
antheap English
anthood English
anting English
antish English
antkind English
antless English
antlet English
antlike English
antling English
antlion English
antly English
antpecker English
antpipit English
antpitta English
antproof English
antshrike English
antvireo English
anty English
bullet ant English
downhill English
dunghill English
foothill English
forhill English
hill English
hill-like English
hillbilly English
hillclimb English
hillclimber English
hillclimbing English
hillcraft English
hillcrest English
hiller English
hillfolk English
hilling English
hillish English
hilllike English
hillman English
hillock English
hillscape English
hillshade English
hillside English
hillslope English
hillsman English
hillspeople English
hillstream English
hilltop English
hilltown English
hilltribe English
hillwalker English
hillwalking English
hillward English
hillwards English
hillwash English
hillwoman English
hillwort English
hilly English
honey-pot ant English
midden-hill English
molehill English
moothill English
muckhill English
pissant English
sandhill English
sandhiller English
sidehill English
skull-collecting ant English
trap-jaw ant English
underhill English
unhill English
uphill English
ǣmethyll Old English
ametehul Middle English
ampte Middle English
hill Middle English