formicate
(verb) crawl about like ants
Source: WordNet® 3.1
formicate (third-person singular simple present formicates, present participle formicating, simple past and past participle formicated)
To move like ants.
To have a sensation like the movement of ants.
formicate (comparative more formicate, superlative most formicate)
ant-like
Source: Wiktionary
For"mi*cate, a. Etym: [L. formica an ant.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Resembling, or pertaining to, an ant or ants.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 November 2024
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
