ant's

Tiny crawler's possession

Ant's is the possessive form of ant, indicating something belonging to an ant: an ant's antennae, an ant's nest.

In the phrase ant's pants, Australian slang for something excellent, the possessive appears in a fixed expression similar to bee's knees.

possessive

colony

Dependent territorial settlement

  • nestAnimal-built shelter for young
  • hillLow natural elevation
  • queenMost powerful chess piece

workers · antennae · mandibles · thorax · abdomen · pheromones · tunnels · chambers · larvae · eggs

figurative

strength

Power to exert force

teamwork · organized · busy · diligent · small · mighty · determined · collective · hardworking · insignificant

idiomatic

pants

Two-legged garment

agitated · squirming · anxious · nervous · jittery · antsy · uncomfortable · excited · eager · wound up

Opposites
fable archetypes (industriousness vs laziness)

ant'scricket's

Of a chirping insect

scale/size

ant'selephant's

Of the largest land animal

whale's · giant's · dinosaur's · mammoth's · mountain's

social organization (collective vs solitary)

ant'shermit's

Of a solitary recluse

tiger's · leopard's · bear's

Phrases
Family

ant, ants, anteater, anted, antlike

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G