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- DictionaryNest/nest/
noun
- 1. a structure or place made or chosen by a bird for laying eggs and sheltering its young: "two sparrows frantically building a nest"
- 2. a place filled with or frequented by undesirable people or things: "a nest of spies"
verb
- 1. (of a bird or other animal) use or build a nest: "the owls often nest in barns"
- 2. fit (an object or objects) inside a larger one: "the town is nested inside a large crater on the flanks of a volcano"
Definitions of nest. noun. a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young. see more. noun. a cosy or secluded retreat. see more. noun. furniture pieces made to fit close together. see more. verb. gather nests. see more. verb. inhabit a nest, usually after building. “birds are nesting outside my window every Spring” see more.
noun. a place or structure in which birds, fishes, insects, reptiles, mice, etc, lay eggs or give birth to young. a number of animals of the same species and their young occupying a common habitat. an ants' nest. a place fostering something undesirable.
5 days ago · noun. 1. a place or structure in which birds, fishes, insects, reptiles, mice, etc, lay eggs or give birth to young. 2. a number of animals of the same species and their young occupying a common habitat. an ants' nest. 3. a place fostering something undesirable. a nest of thievery.
Definition of nest noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. nest. noun. /nest/ Idioms. [countable] a hollow place or structure that a bird makes or chooses for laying its eggs in and sheltering its young. sparrows building a nest of twigs and dry grass. Extra Examples. Topics Birds c1. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
noun. 1 a structure or place made or chosen by a bird for laying eggs and sheltering its young: two sparrows frantically building a nest [as modifier] : a nest site. More example sentences Synonyms. 1.1 a place where an insect or other animal breeds or shelters: an ants' nest. More example sentences Synonyms.
noun [ C ] uk / nest / us. Add to word list. a home built by birds for their eggs and by some other creatures to live in: a birds '/ wasps ' nest. nest. verb [ I ] uk / nest / us. to live in a nest or build a nest. (Definition of nest from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of nest.
1. a. A structure or shelter made or used by a bird to hold its eggs during incubation and to house its young until fledged. b. A structure or shelter in which other animals, such as reptiles, fish, or insects, deposit their eggs or tend their young. c. A structure or complex built by ants, termites, or other social animals to house a colony. d.
