nest

nest  (nst)

n.

1.

a. A container or shelter made by a bird out of twigs, grass, or other material to hold its eggs and young.

b. A similar structure in which fish, insects, or other animals deposit eggs or keep their young.

c. A place in which young are reared; a lair.

d. A number of insects, birds, or other animals occupying such a place: a nest of hornets.

2. A place affording snug refuge or lodging; a home.

3.

a. A place or environment that fosters rapid growth or development, especially of something undesirable; a hotbed: a nest of criminal activity.

b. Those who occupy or frequent such a place or environment.

4.

a. A set of objects of graduated size that can be stacked together, each fitting within the one immediately larger: a nest of tables.

b. A cluster of similar things.

5. Computer Science A set of data contained sequentially within another.

6. A group of weapons in a prepared position: a machine-gun nest.

v. nest·ed, nest·ing, nests

v.intr.

1. To build or occupy a nest.

2. To create and settle into a warm and secure refuge.

3. To hunt for birds' nests, especially in order to collect the eggs.

4. To fit together in a stack.

v.tr.

1. To place in or as if in a nest.

2. To put snugly together or inside one another: to nest boxes.

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[Middle English, from Old English; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]

Word History: Nest is an ancient word, *nizdos in Indo-European, composed of the prefix *ni- "down," plus a form of the verbal root *sed-, "to sit," followed by a suffix used to form nouns, *-os. Thus a *ni-zd-os literally means "(place where the bird) sits down." In Germanic, an old zd became st. Thus *nizdos became *nistaz, which further changed in Old English to nest. Latin also inherited the word *nizdos from Indo-European, where it eventually changed to ndus. This word has been borrowed into English as a scientific term. The prefix *ni- survives elsewhere in English, too, in the words beneath and nether.

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nest

Noun

1. a place or structure in which birds or other animals lay eggs or give birth to young

2. a cosy or secluded place

3. a set of things of graduated sizes designed to fit together: a nest of tables

Verb

1. to make or inhabit a nest

2. (of a set of objects) to fit one inside another

3. Computers to position (data) within other data at different ranks or levels [Old English]

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Nest a number or collection of people; a number of birds or insects gathered in the same place; an accumulation of similar objects; a number of buildings or streets; a set of objects. See also aerie, bike, brood, swarm.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	nest - a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young natural object - an object occurring naturally; not made by man beehive, hive - a structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree bird nest, bird's nest, birdnest - nest where birds lay their eggs and hatch their young drey - the nest of a squirrel mouse nest, mouse's nest - where mice bear and raise their young nidus - a nest in which spiders or insects deposit their eggs
	2.	nest - a kind of gun emplacement; "a machine-gun nest"; "a nest of snipers" gun emplacement, weapons emplacement - an emplacement for a gun
	3.	nest - a cosy or secluded retreat retreat - a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
	4.	nest - a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality; "a nest of thieves" 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 gang, mob, pack, ring - an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves" sleeper nest - a nest of sleepers awaiting a prearranged signal; "sleeper nests of Islamic terrorists were capable of launching major attacks in Europe"
	5.	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"
Verb	1.	nest - inhabit a nest, usually after building; "birds are nesting outside my window every Spring" inhabit, live, populate, dwell - inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; "People lived in Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"; "deer are populating the woods"
	2.	nest - fit together or fit inside; "nested bowls" embed, imbed, implant, plant, engraft - fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum"
	3.	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, draw close, nestle, nuzzle, snuggle cling to, hold close, hold tight, clutch - hold firmly, usually with one's hands; "She clutched my arm when she got scared" snuggle, nestle - position comfortably; "The baby nestled her head in her mother's elbow" draw close - pull towards oneself; "He drew the crying child close"
	4.	nest - gather nests gather, pull together, collect, garner - assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"

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nest

noun 1. refuge, resort, retreat, haunt, den, hideaway

noun 2. hotbed, den, breeding-ground

Translations

nest [nɛst] n [of bird] → nido

vi → anidar

nest [nɛst] n → nid m

vi → (se) nicher, faire son nid;

nest of tables → table f gigogne

nest [nɛst] n → Nest nt

vi → nisten;

a nest of tables → ein Satz Tische or von Tischen

nest [nɛst] n → nido;

nest of tables → tavolini mpl cicogna inv

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nest

n nest [nest]

a structure or place in which birds (and some animals and insects) hatch or give birth to and look after their young The swallows are building a nest under the roof of our house; a wasp's nest.nesعُشгнездоhnízdorede; -rededas Nestφωλιάnidopesaآسایشگاهpesänidקֵןघोंसलाgnijezdo,skrovištefészeksaranghreiðurnido巣둥지lizdas, gūžtaligzda; pūznissarangnestrede, bol; hulegniazdoninhocuibгнездоhniezdognezdognezdorede, boรังนกyuva巢гніздоگھونسلہtổ chim巢

v

to build a nest and live in it A pair of robins are nesting in that bush.nesmaakيُعَشِّش، يَبْني عُشّاًстроя гнездоhnízditbygge redenistenφωλιάζωanidarpesitsemaآشیانه کردنpesiäfaire son nid, nicherלְקַנֵןघोंसला बनानाgraditi gnijezdo,gnijezditi sefészket rakmembuat sarangbyggja hreiðurnidificare, fare il nido巣をつくる둥지를 짓다sukti lizdąligzdotmembuat sarangnestelenbygge redegnieździć sięfazer ninhoa-şi face cuibгнездитьсяhniezdiťgnezditignezditi sebygga boวางอย่างเป็นระเบียบyuva yapmak築巢вити гніздо; гніздитисяگھونسلہ بناناlàm tổ筑巢

n ˈnestling [-liŋ]

a young bird (still in the nest). nesvoël, neskuikenفَرْخ طائِرголишарpískle, ptačí mláděfugleungeder Nestlingνεοσσόςpajaritoudusulis linnupoegبچه پرندگانuntuvikkooisillonגוֹזָלपक्षी का नवजात बच्चाtek izležena pticamadárfiókaanak burung yang masih di saranghreiðurungiuccellinoひな(둥지를 떠나기 전의) 새끼jauniklis, paukščiukasputnēnsanak burung di dalam sarangnestvogelfugleungepisklęcriapui(неоперившийся) птенецholíčaptičji mladičptićfågelungeลูกอ่อนของนกyuva kuşu, kuş civcivi雛鳥пташеня; маляبے بال و پر بچہchim non雏鸟

n ˈnest-egg

a sum of money saved up for the future. neseier, spaargeldبَيضة العُش: مَبلَغ مالي مُوَفَّر للمُسْتَقْبَلспестяванияpeněžní rezervasparepengeder Notgroschenοικονομίες, κομπόδεμαahorrospesamunaتخمى که درلانه مرغ ميگذارند تا مرغ تخم کندpesämunapéculeחֶסכוֹנוֹתभविष्य के लिए सुरक्षित धनušteđevinafélretett pénzecsketabungansparifégruzzolo貯金비축금santaupos juodai dienaiietaupījumswang simpananeen appeltje voor de dorstspareskillingoszczędnościpé-de-meiabani puşi deoparteсбережения на чёрный деньpeňažná rezervaprihranekušteđevinareservsumma, sparad slantจำนวนเงินที่เก็บไว้ใช้ในอนาคตihtiyat akçesi, yedek para儲備金гроші, відкладені на чорний день; заначкаپس انداز رقمtiền tiết kiệm储备金

feather one's (own) nest, feather