This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
pismire
[ pis-mahyuhr, piz- ]
/ ˈpɪsˌmaɪər, ˈpɪz- /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun
an ant.
QUIZ
WILL YOU SAIL OR STUMBLE ON THESE GRAMMAR QUESTIONS?
Smoothly step over to these common grammar mistakes that trip many people up. Good luck!
Question 1 of 7
Fill in the blank: I can’t figure out _____ gave me this gift.
Origin of pismire
1350–1400; Middle English pissemyre, equivalent to pisse to urinate + obsolete mire ant, perhaps <Scandinavian (compare Danish myre,Swedish myra), cognate with Dutch mier; pejorative name from stench of formic acid proper to ants
Words nearby pismire
Pisidia, Pisidian, pisiform, Pisistratidae, Pisistratus, pismire, pismo clam, pisolite, pisolith, piss, piss about
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use pismire in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for pismire
Word Origin for pismire
C14 (literally: urinating ant, from the odour of formic acid characteristic of an ant hill): from piss + obsolete mire ant, of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse maurr, Middle Low German mīre ant
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012