| ant |
any of certain ground-dwelling insects that live in colonies of complex organization. |
| antacid |
neutralizing or correcting acidity. [2 definitions] |
| antagonism |
a state of being opposed; hostility. [2 definitions] |
| antagonist |
a person who contends or fights with another; enemy, competitor, or adversary. [3 definitions] |
| antagonistic |
characterized by or showing dislike or hostility; unfriendly. [2 definitions] |
| antagonize |
to bring on the hostility of; make an enemy of. [2 definitions] |
| antalkali |
a substance that neutralizes alkalinity. |
| Antananarivo |
the capital of Madagascar; Tananarive. |
| Antarctic |
the land mass or seas at or near the South Pole; Antarctica or the Antarctic Ocean (prec. by "the"). |
| antarctic |
of, at, near, or pertaining to the South Pole. |
| Antarctica |
the land mass that surrounds the South Pole. |
| Antarctic Circle |
an imaginary line drawn around the earth parallel to the equator and north of the South Pole. |
| Antarctic Ocean |
the waters surrounding Antarctica at the southern confluence of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans. |
| Antares |
a red binary star in the constellation Scorpius, having a combined magnitude of 1.0. |
| ant bear |
a large, toothless, ant-eating mammal with a long snout, a sticky, extendable tongue, and a long shaggy tail; great anteater. [2 definitions] |
| ante |
in poker, an amount of money that a player must put into play before seeing his or her cards. [3 definitions] |
| ante- |
before; earlier than. [2 definitions] |
| anteater |
any of several toothless mammals such as the aardvark and pangolin that feed mainly on ants or termites by means of a long, sticky tongue. |
| antebellum |
in or of the period prior to a war, esp. the American Civil War. (Cf. postbellum.) |
| antecede |
to go before in time, or to be higher in rank or place. |
| antecedence |
the act of going before, or the state of being ahead; precedence. |