A diminutive of the male given name Anthony, from Latin. / A river in Norfolk, England, tributary to the Bure. / The 27th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

A surname.

(ornithology) To rub insects, especially ants, on one's body, perhaps to control parasites or clean feathers.

To pay the ante in poker. Often used as ante up. / To make an investment in money, effort, or time before knowing one's chances.

A price or cost, as in up the ante. / (poker) In poker and other games, the contribution made by all players to the pot before dealing the cards.

(non-productive) Prior to in time. / (non-productive) In front of in space. / (anatomy) anterior

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ante

Any of various insects in the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera, typically living in large colonies composed almost entirely of flightless females. / (Internet) A Web spider.

(now sciences, chiefly medicine) The agent noun derived from verb. / An adjective corresponding to a noun in -ance, having the sense of "exhibiting (the condition or process described by the noun)".

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ant