anthill
noun/ˈænt.hɪl/ · /ˈeə̯nt.hɪl/
Etymology From Middle English ametehul, amptehille, from Old English ǣmethyll, equivalent to ant + hill.
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A cone-shaped structure built from sediment and other available materials by ants or white ants (termites), and beneath which the colony nests.
- On arrival at Edinburgh Waverley, I fight my way through the throngs of tourists and locals turning the place into a human anthill.2024 November 27, Paul Bigland, “Around the UK on nearly 80 trains...”, in RAIL, number 1023, page 48: