# ants

Pronunciation: say "ANTS" /ænts/

## Noun

1. Plural of ant. — plural of ant
   - Simple: Plural of ant. Use this form when you mean more than one ant.
   - _A colony of ants can move surprising amounts of soil in a single season._
   - _The gardener watched the ants stream up the trunk of the apple tree._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present indicative of ant. — third-person singular simple present indicative of ant
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of ant. Use this form with he, she, or it.
   - _The starling ants among the anthills to rid its feathers of parasites._
   - _A crow sometimes ants by crushing insects in its beak and wiping them along its wing feathers._

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