Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ant-heap

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.40 in modern English

Syllables: an-t-heap
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Example Sentences

"All along the Coast we have ant-heaps ten feet high, and more in diameter."
"The floor was made of crushed ant-heap, the hard dome of excavated earth above an ant colony, and was kept smooth by smearing it regularly with fresh cow dung."

Inflected Forms

ant-heaps (plural)

Questions

What does ant-heap mean?: An ant-hill.

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