ant, emmet, pismire
(noun) social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
emmet (plural emmets)
(dialectal or archaic) An ant.
(Cornish dialect, pejorative) A tourist.
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Emmet
A surname.
A male given name from surnames.
A ghost town in Queensland, Australia.
A city in Nevada and Hempstead, Arkansas.
A village in Holt County, Nebraska.
An unincorporated community in McLean County, North Dakota.
A ghost town in Union County, South Dakota.
A town in Dodge County, Wisconsin.
A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
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Source: Wiktionary
Em"met, n. Etym: [OE. emete, amete, AS. æmete. See Ant.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: An ant. Emmet hunter (Zoöl.), the wryneck.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
