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nest
(nĕst)n.
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. A number of insects, birds, or other animals occupying a nest: attacked by 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. 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 one inside another.
v.tr.
1. To place in or as if in a nest.
2. To put snugly together or inside one another: to nest boxes.
[Middle English, from Old English; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]
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nest
(nɛst)n
1. (Zoology) a place or structure in which birds, fishes, insects, reptiles, mice, etc, lay eggs or give birth to young
2. (Zoology) 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.
4. the people in such a place: a nest of thieves.
5. a cosy or secluded place
6. a set of things, usually of graduated sizes, designed to fit together: a nest of tables.
7. (Military) military a weapon emplacement: a machine-gun nest.
vb
8. (intr) to make or inhabit a nest
9. (intr) to hunt for birds' nests
10. (tr) to place in a nest
[Old English; related to Latin nīdus (nest) and to beneath, sit]
ˈnester n
ˈnestˌlike adj
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nest
(nɛst)n.
1. a bowl-shaped or pocketlike structure, often of twigs, grasses, and mud, prepared by a bird for incubating eggs and rearing young.
2. any structure or shelter used for depositing eggs or raising young.
3. a number of birds, insects, animals, etc., inhabiting one such place.
4. a snug retreat or refuge; resting place; home.
5. an assemblage of things lying or set close together.
6. a set of items, often of graduated size, that fit close together or one within another: a nest of tables.
7. a set of items or parts forming a hierarchical structure, with larger parts enclosing smaller ones.
8. a place where something bad is fostered or flourishes: a nest of thieves.
9. the occupants or frequenters of such a place.
v.i. 10. to build or have a nest: to nest in trees.
11. to settle in or as if in a nest.
12. to fit together or one within another: bowls that nest easily for storage.
13. to search for or collect nests.
v.t. 14. to settle or place (something) in or as if in a nest.
15. to fit or place one within another.
[before 900; Middle English, Old English; c. Old Saxon, Dutch, Old High German, German nest; akin to Latin nīdus, Old Irish net, Welsh nyth nest, Skt nīḍa lair]
nest′er, n.
nest′like`, adj.
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nest
- From Indo-European nizdos, literally "(place where the bird) sits down."See also related terms for sits.
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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.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
nest
Past participle: nested
Gerund: nesting
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  nest - a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their youngnatural object - an object occurring naturally; not made by man 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" |
| 2. | nest - fit together or fit inside; "nested bowls" | |
| 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" cling to, hold close, hold tight, clutch - hold firmly, usually with one's hands; "She clutched my arm when she got scared" 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
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Translations
عُشعُشٌعششيُعَشِّش، يَبْني عُشّاً
hnízdohnízditútočištěhnízdečko
redebygge rede
nestiginestiĝinesto
pesa
pesäpesäkepesiäpesiytyäkolo
gnijezdo
fészekfészket rak
sarang
byggja hreiîurhreiîur
巣巣籠る
둥지
nidus
gūžtasantaupos juodai dienaisukti lizdą
ligzdaligzdotpūznis
hniezdiťhniezdo
gnezditignezdo
boredestapla
รัง
yuvayuva yapmak
tổ
nest
[nest]A. N
1. [of bird] → nido m; [of hen] → nidal m; [of rat, fox] → madriguera f; [of mouse] → ratonera f; [of wasps, hornets] → avispero m; [of ants] → hormiguero m
to fly the nest when the children have flown the nest → cuando los hijos dejen el nido
to feather one's nest → barrer hacia adentro, arrojar piedras al tejado propio
to foul one's own nest → manchar el propio nido
to fly the nest when the children have flown the nest → cuando los hijos dejen el nido
to feather one's nest → barrer hacia adentro, arrojar piedras al tejado propio
to foul one's own nest → manchar el propio nido
2. (fig) [of thieves, spies] → guarida f
3. (= set) [of boxes, tables] → juego m
4. (= gun emplacement) a machine-gun nest → un nido de ametralladoras
C. CPD nest egg N (fig) → ahorros mpl
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nest
[ˈnɛst]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
nest
n
(fig: = den) → Schlupfwinkel m; a nest of spies/criminals → ein Agenten-/Verbrechernest nt; a nest of machine guns → eine Maschinengewehrstellung
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nest
(nest) noun 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.
verb to build a nest and live in it. A pair of robins are nesting in that bush.
ˈnestling (-liŋ) noun a young bird (still in the nest).
ˈnest-egg noun a sum of money saved up for the future.
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nest
→ عُشٌ hnízdo rede Nest φωλιά nido pesä nid gnijezdo nido 巣 둥지 nest rede gniazdo ninho гнездо bo รัง yuva tổ 巢Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
nest
n. nido de células, masa de células en forma de nido de pájaro.
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