NEST
\nˈɛst], \nˈɛst], \n_ˈɛ_s_t]\
Definitions of NEST
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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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"
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a kind of gun emplacement; "a machine-gun nest"; "a nest of snipers"
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a cosy or secluded retreat
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a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
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gather nests
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a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality; "a nest of thieves"
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fit together or fit inside; "nested bowls"
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inhabit a nest, usually after building; "birds are nesting outside my window every Spring"
By Princeton University
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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"
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a kind of gun emplacement; "a machine-gun nest"; "a nest of snipers"
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a cosy or secluded retreat
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a gang of criminals assembled in one place; "a nest of thieves"
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a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
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gather nests
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The bed or receptacle prepared by a fowl for holding her eggs and for hatching and rearing her young.
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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.
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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.
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An aggregated mass of any ore or mineral, in an isolated state, within a rock.
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A collection of boxes, cases, or the like, of graduated size, each put within the one next larger.
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A compact group of pulleys, gears, springs, etc., working together or collectively.
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To build and occupy a nest.
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To put into a nest; to form a nest for.
By Oddity Software
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The bed or receptacle prepared by a fowl for holding her eggs and for hatching and rearing her young.
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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.
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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.
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An aggregated mass of any ore or mineral, in an isolated state, within a rock.
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A collection of boxes, cases, or the like, of graduated size, each put within the one next larger.
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A compact group of pulleys, gears, springs, etc., working together or collectively.
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To build and occupy a nest.
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To put into a nest; to form a nest for.
By Noah Webster.
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To build and occupy a nest.
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The bed or dwelling made or chosen by a bird for the hatching of its eggs and the rearing of its young; a hatching place for insects, etc.; a cozy retreat; a haunt, or those who gather there; as, a nest of thieves; a number of boxes, one fitting inside another.
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To place in a nest.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To build and occupy a nest.
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The bed formed by a bird for hatching her young: the place in which the eggs of any animal are laid and hatched: a comfortable residence: the abode of a large number, often in a bad sense: a number of boxes each inside the next larger.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To place in a nest; supply with nests; place, as dishes, one inside another.
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To build a nest; hunt for nests.
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The place where a bird lays and hatches eggs and rears its young.
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Any cozy abode; a home; haunt.
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A set of similar things fitting into each other.
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [Anglo-Saxon[ The retreat prepared by a bird for hatching and rearing her young;- the place in which the eggs of other animals, as insects, turtles, and the like, are laid and hatched;- a snug, comfortable, or cozy residence or situation; also a receptacle or collection;- a collection of boxes, cases, or the like, of graduated size.
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