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Anthill

a mound of earth made by ants as they dig their nest

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Hammock 76% connected

A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends.

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Hillock 76% connected

A small hill.

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Hummock 76% connected

A rounded knoll or hillock; a rise of ground of no great extent, above a level surface.

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Knoll 76% connected

A little round hill; a mound; a small elevation of earth; the top or crown of a hill.

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Mound 76% connected

A ball or globe forming part of the regalia of an emperor or other sovereign. It is encircled with bands, enriched with precious stones, and surmount…

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Formicary 92% connected

The nest or dwelling of a swarm of ants; an ant-hill.

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Accretion noun · 78% connection

(geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment

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Bed noun · 78% connection

(geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock); "they found a bed of sandstone"

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Break noun · 78% connection

(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right ove…

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Clast noun · 78% connection

(geology) a constituent fragment of a clastic rock

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Clastic rock noun · 78% connection

(geology) a rock composed of broken pieces of older rocks

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Deflation noun · 78% connection

(geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind; "a constant deflation of th…

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Eating away noun · 78% connection

(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively

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Eroding noun · 78% connection

(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively

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Erosion noun · 78% connection

(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively

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Esker noun · 78% connection

(geology) a long winding ridge of post glacial gravel and other sediment; deposited by meltwater from glaciers or ice sheets

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Exceedance noun · 78% connection

(geology) the probability that an earthquake will generate a level of ground motion that exceeds a specified reference level during a…

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Fault line noun · 78% connection

(geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface

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Fracture noun · 78% connection

(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right ove…

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Geologic process noun · 78% connection

(geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified

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Geological fault noun · 78% connection

(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right ove…

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Geological formation noun · 78% connection

(geology) the geological features of the earth

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Geological process noun · 78% connection

(geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified

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Geology noun · 78% connection

a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks

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Aard-vark noun · 78% connection

An edentate mammal, of the genus Orycteropus, somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of Southern Africa. It burrows in the gr…

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Aerie noun · 78% connection

The nest of a bird of prey, as of an eagle or hawk; also a brood of such birds; eyrie. Shak. Also fig.: A human residence or resting p…

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Ant thrush unknown · 78% connection

One of several species of tropical birds, of the Old World, of the genus Pitta, somewhat resembling the thrushes, and feeding chiefly…

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Ant-bear noun · 78% connection

An edentate animal of tropical America (the Tamanoir), living on ants. It belongs to the genus Myrmecophaga.

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Ant-cattle noun · 78% connection

Various kinds of plant lice or aphids tended by ants for the sake of the honeydew which they secrete. See Aphips.

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Ant-eater noun · 78% connection

One of several species of edentates and monotremes that feed upon ants. See Ant-bear, Pangolin, Aard-vark, and Echidna.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mound, earth, ants, nest.
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Ant-hill noun · 78% connection

A mound thrown up by ants or by termites in forming their nests.

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Ant-lion noun · 78% connection

A neuropterous insect, the larva of which makes in the sand a pitfall to capture ants, etc. The common American species is Myrmeleon o…

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Bank noun · 78% connection

A mound, pile, or ridge of earth, raised above the surrounding level; hence, anything shaped like a mound or ridge of earth; as, a ban…

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Barbette noun · 78% connection

A mound of earth or a platform in a fortification, on which guns are mounted to fire over the parapet.

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Barrow noun · 78% connection

A large mound of earth or stones over the remains of the dead; a tumulus.

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Bike noun · 78% connection

A nest of wild bees, wasps, or ants; a swarm.

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Cam noun · 78% connection

A ridge or mound of earth.

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