anthill
/ˈænthɪl/noun
उच्चारण ऐन्ट्हिल
बाँबी, चींटियों का टीला
Basic word
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a pile of earth formed by ants over their nest
बाँबी, चींटियों का टीला
- The children watched the ants going in and out of the anthill.
- The field was dotted with anthills.
- Be careful not to step on that anthill.
+ 2 more examples
- He poked a stick into the anthill to see what would happen.
- After the rains, the anthill grew taller overnight.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
anthill (countable noun)
Anthill is a countable noun and is written as one word; the plural is anthills.
'Anthill' countable noun है और एक ही शब्द के रूप में लिखा जाता है; इसका plural 'anthills' है।
- Children were poking a stick into the anthill near the school gate.
- After the rain, several anthills appeared along the field.
anthill + of + noun (figurative)
People use anthill figuratively to describe a crowded place where many people are busy moving about.
भीड़ भरी जगह, जहाँ बहुत से लोग व्यस्त होकर घूम रहे हों, उसका वर्णन करने के लिए 'anthill' का आलंकारिक प्रयोग होता है।
- At six in the evening the railway station was like an anthill.
in / on / near + the anthill
Use on for the surface of the mound and in for the tunnels or the colony inside it.
टीले की ऊपरी सतह के लिए 'on' और उसके भीतर की सुरंगों या बस्ती के लिए 'in' का प्रयोग होता है।
- A line of ants was climbing on the anthill.
- Thousands of ants live in the anthill.
anthill vs ant hill / termite mound
Anthill is usually written as one word; a mound built by termites is called a termite mound, not an anthill.
'Anthill' प्रायः एक ही शब्द में लिखा जाता है; दीमकों का बनाया टीला 'termite mound' कहलाता है, 'anthill' नहीं।
- The tall mound in the field was a termite mound, not an anthill.
+Collocations 4
verb + anthill
builddisturbstep ondestroycover
- Be careful not to step on the anthill while walking through the grass.
adjective + anthill
hugetallbusydryred
- A huge anthill stood beside the old banyan tree.
anthill + preposition phrase
in the gardennear the wallunder the treeafter the rain
- The village boys found an anthill under the neem tree.
anthill + verb
collapseswarmbuzzwash away
- The heavy rain made the anthill collapse.
“More examples 7
- The teacher showed us how ants carry food to the anthill.
शिक्षक ने हमें दिखाया कि चींटियाँ भोजन को बांबी तक कैसे ले जाती हैं।
- Radhika was fascinated by the way thousands of ants worked together in one anthill.
राधिका इस बात से मोहित थी कि हज़ारों चींटियाँ एक ही बांबी में मिलकर कैसे काम करती हैं।
- The farmer cleared the anthill from the corner of his field.
किसान ने अपने खेत के कोने से चींटियों की बांबी हटा दी।
- The market on the eve of Diwali looked like a giant anthill.
दीवाली की पूर्व-संध्या पर बाज़ार एक विशाल बांबी जैसा दिख रहा था।
- He accidentally kicked the anthill and was bitten by angry ants.
उसने अनजाने में बांबी पर लात मार दी और गुस्साई चींटियों ने उसे काट लिया।
- The science teacher asked us to draw an anthill and label its parts.
विज्ञान के शिक्षक ने हमें बांबी का चित्र बनाकर उसके भाग लिखने को कहा।
- Radhika watched the busy ants going in and out of the anthill for an hour.
राधिका एक घंटे तक चींटियों को बांबी के अंदर-बाहर आते-जाते देखती रही।