nest

Speech parts

1. nest - Noun

2. nest - Verb

3. Nest - Proper noun

Meaning

The bed or receptacle prepared by a fowl for holding her eggs and for hatching and rearing her young.

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.

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.

An aggregated mass of any ore or mineral, in an isolated state, within a rock.

A collection of boxes, cases, or the like, of graduated size, each put within the one next larger.

A compact group of pulleys, gears, springs, etc., working together or collectively.

To build and occupy a nest.

To put into a nest; to form a nest for.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

nestle snuggle lodge home burrow cuddle retreat refuge shelter den cradle abode roost nuzzle draw close
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Antonyms

attack risk exposure dispute danger trouble
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Hypernyms

garner live plant ring retreat collect

Hyponyms

hive drey beehive nidus bird's nest birdnest

Phrases with the word

bird in a nest nest egg hornet's nest love nest rat's nest cuckoos nest

Anagrams

sent snet Sten ents tens nets

Examples

Success is full of promise till men get it; and then it is last year's nest from which the bird has flown. Henry Ward Beecher

No insect hangs its nest on threads as frail as those which will sustain the weight of human vanity. Edith Wharton

Only very brave mouse makes nest in cat's ear. Earl Derr Biggers

It is an ill bird that fouls its own nest. English Proverb

It's a brave bird that makes its nest in the cat's ear. Hindi Proverb

He lays his eggs beside his nest. Dutch Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Nessorhamphus ingolfianus Nessus shirt Nessus sphinx nest box nest egg nest of ore