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Definition of 'NEST'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) nest
a bowl-shaped or pocketlike structure, often of twigs, grasses, and mud, prepared by a bird for incubating eggs and rearing young.

2.  nest
any structure or shelter used for depositing eggs or raising young.

3.  nest
a number of birds, insects, animals, etc., inhabiting one such place.

4.  nest
a snug retreat or refuge; resting place; home.

5.  nest
an assemblage of things lying or set close together.

6.  nest
a set of items, often of graduated size, that fit close together or one within another:
a nest of tables.

7.  nest
a set of items or parts forming a hierarchical structure, with larger parts enclosing smaller ones.

8.  nest
a place where something bad is fostered or flourishes:
a nest of thieves.

9.  nest
the occupants or frequenters of such a place.

10. (v.i.) nest
to build or have a nest:
to nest in trees.

11.  nest
to settle in or as if in a nest.

12.  nest
to fit together or one within another:
bowls that nest easily for storage.

13.  nest
to search for or collect nests.

14. (v.t.) nest
to settle or place (something) in or as if in a nest.

15.  nest
to fit or place one within another.

Etymology: (bef. 900; ME, OE; c. OS, D, OHG, G nest; akin to L nīdus, OIr net, Welsh nyth nest, Skt nī&ddotbelow;a lair)

Definition of 'NEST'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) nest
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young

2. (noun) nest
a kind of gun emplacement
"a machine-gun nest"; "a nest of snipers"

3. (noun) nest
a cosy or secluded retreat

4. (noun) nest
a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality
"a nest of thieves"

5. (verb) nest
furniture pieces made to fit close together

6. (verb) nest
inhabit a nest, usually after building
"birds are nesting outside my window every Spring"

7. (verb) nest
fit together or fit inside
"nested bowls"

8. (verb) cuddle, snuggle, nestle, nest, nuzzle, draw close
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"

9. (verb) nest
gather nests

Definition of 'NEST'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) nest
an object built by a bird from twigs, leaves, etc.
a bird's nest

2. nest
a structure built by small creatures such as insects to live in
an ant's nest

3. (verb) nest
to build or live in a nest
Some birds will nest in hollows in tree trunks.

Definition of 'NEST'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) NEST
the bed or receptacle prepared by a fowl for holding her eggs and for hatching and rearing her young

2. (noun) NEST
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

3. (noun) NEST
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

4. (noun) NEST
an aggregated mass of any ore or mineral, in an isolated state, within a rock

5. (noun) NEST
a collection of boxes, cases, or the like, of graduated size, each put within the one next larger

6. (noun) NEST
a compact group of pulleys, gears, springs, etc., working together or collectively

7. (verb) NEST
to build and occupy a nest

8. (verb) NEST
to put into a nest; to form a nest for

Translation of 'NEST'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: 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.
Afrikaans: nes	Arabic: عُش	Bulgarian: гнездо
Brazilian: ninho	Czech: hnízdo	German: das Nest
Danish: rede; -rede	Greek: φωλιά	Spanish: nido
Estonian: pesa	Farsi: آسایشگاه	Finnish: pesä
French: nid	Hebrew: קֵן	Hindi: घोंसला
Croatian: gnijezdo, skrovište	Hungarian: fészek	Indonesian: sarang
Icelandic: hreiður	Italian: nido	Japanese: 巣
Korean: 둥지	Lithuanian: lizdas, gūžta	Latvian: ligzda; pūznis
Malay: sarang	Dutch: nest	Norwegian: rede, bol; hule
Polish: gniazdo	Persian: ،لانه،آشيانه آسایشگاه	Pashto: ځاله،كور
Portuguese: ninho	Romanian: cuib	Russian: гнездо
Slovak: hniezdo	Slovenian: gnezdo	Serbian: gnezdo
Swedish: rede, bo	Thai: รังนก	Turkish: yuva
Taiwanese: 巢	Ukrainian: гніздо	Urdu: گھونسلہ
Vietnamese: tổ chim	Chinese: 巢
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