hornets' nest

Noun

Meaning

habitation for wasps or hornets

a highly contentious or hazardous situation

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

can of worms hornet's nest wasp's nest wasps' nest

Hypernyms

situation nidus

Examples

A jealous wife is like a hornets' nest in your mattress. Robert Jordan

talk of invading Iraq stirred up a political hornets' nest Source: Internet

The final part of Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest, came out on audio book this month. Source: Internet

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest - cover opin. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

hornet robberfly hornet's nest hornetlike hornety Horney hornfels