Definition of nests Nests
/nɛˈsts/ - [nests] -
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- nests (Noun)
Plural of nest.
Part of speech
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| nest - a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young | ||
| natural object an object occurring naturally; not made by man | ||
| hive, beehive a teeming multitude | ||
| bird's nest, bird nest, birdnest nest where birds lay their eggs and hatch their young | ||
| drey the nest of a squirrel | ||
| mouse's nest, mouse nest where mice bear and raise their young | ||
| nest - a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality; "a nest of thieves" | ||
| mob, gang, pack, ring a disorderly crowd of people | ||
| act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear | ||
| nest - furniture pieces made to fit close together | ||
| article of furniture, furniture, piece of furniture furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy; "they had too much furniture for the small apartment"; "there was only one piece of furniture in the room" | ||
| nest - a kind of gun emplacement; "a machine-gun nest"; "a nest of snipers" | ||
| nest - a cosy or secluded retreat | ||
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| nest - gather nests | ||
| pull together, garner, collect, gather store grain | ||
| nest - fit together or fit inside; "nested bowls" | ||
| imbed, embed, engraft, implant, plant attach to, as a journalist to a military unit when reporting on a war; "The young reporter was embedded with the Third Division" | ||
| nest - inhabit a nest, usually after building; "birds are nesting outside my window every Spring" | ||
| populate, inhabit, dwell, live fill with inhabitants; "populate the forest with deer and wild boar for hunting" | ||
| nest - move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position; "We cuddled against each other to keep warm"; "The children snuggled into their sleeping bags" | ||
| cuddle, snuggle, nestle, nuzzle, draw close | ||
| cling to, hold close, hold tight, clutch hold firmly, usually with one's hands; "She clutched my arm when she got scared" | ||
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Wiktionary
- nest (Noun)
A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young. - nest (Noun)
A place used by another mammal, fish, amphibian or insect, for depositing eggs and hatching young. - nest (Noun)
A snug, comfortable, or cozy residence or job situation. - nest (Noun)
A retreat, or place of habitual resort. - nest (Noun)
A hideout for bad people to frequent or haunt; a den. - nest (Noun)
A home that a child or young adult shares with a parent, guardian, or a person acting in the capacity of a parent or guardian. A parental home . - nest (Noun)
A fixed amount of cards in some bidding games awarded to the highest bidder allowing him to exchange any or all with cards in his hand. - nest (Noun)
A fortified position for a weapon, e. g. a machine gun nest. - nest (Noun)
A structure consisting of nested structures, such as nested loops or nested subroutine calls. - nest (Noun)
Pasta formed into a round shape. - nest (Verb)
To build or settle into a nest. - nest (Verb)
To settle into a home. - nest (Verb)
To successively neatly fit inside another. - nest (Verb)
To place in, or as if in, a nest. - nest (Verb)
To place one thing neatly inside another, and both inside yet another and so on. - nest (Verb)
To hunt for birds' nests or their contents usually "go nesting".
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- nest (n.)
The bed or receptacle prepared by a fowl for holding her eggs and for hatching and rearing her young. - nest (n.)
Hence: the place in which the eggs of other animals, as insects, turtles, etc., are laid and hatched; a snug place in which young animals are reared. - nest (n.)
A snug, comfortable, or cozy residence or situation; a retreat, or place of habitual resort; hence, those who occupy a nest, frequent a haunt, or are associated in the same pursuit; as, a nest of traitors; a nest of bugs. - nest (n.)
An aggregated mass of any ore or mineral, in an isolated state, within a rock. - nest (n.)
A collection of boxes, cases, or the like, of graduated size, each put within the one next larger. - nest (n.)
A compact group of pulleys, gears, springs, etc., working together or collectively. - nest (v. i.)
To build and occupy a nest. - nest (v. t.)
To put into a nest; to form a nest for.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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To build or settle into a nest. -
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A structure built by vertebrates to hold its eggs, its offspring, or occasionally the animal itself and may be composed of organic material such as twigs, grass, and leaves, or may be a simple depression in the ground, or a hole in a rock, tree, or building. -
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To settle into a home. -
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To transform the place where you live into a home.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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nest, n. the bed formed by a bird for hatching her young: the place in which the eggs of any animal are laid and hatched: a comfortable residence: a number of persons haunting one place for a bad purpose: the place itself: a number of baskets or boxes each fitting inside the next larger.—v.t. to form a nest for.—v.i. to build and occupy a nest.—n. Nest′-egg, an egg left in the nest to keep the hen from forsaking it: something laid up as the beginning of an accumulation.—Feather one's nest, to provide for one's self, esp. from other people's property of which one has had charge. [A.S. nest; Ger. nest, L. nīdus.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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See CROW'S NEST.
Wikipedia 
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A nest is place animals build to hold their eggs and/or provide a place to raise their babies. Many times they are made of things like twigs, grass, mud, and leaves; or they may simply be a low place in the ground, or a hole in a tree, rock, or building.
Most people know that birds build nests. Some mammals, some fish, and some reptiles also build nests (to raise their babies).
