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nest
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- pronunciation:
- nest
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a structure used by a bird to lay eggs and rear young, often constructed on a tree, in high grass, or in a cavity using twigs, fibers, and the like.
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| definition 2: |
any place constructed or used by an animal to lay eggs or rear young.
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| definition 3: |
a number of animals inhabiting a single nest.
a nest of hornets
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| definition 4: |
a comfortable place for seclusion or retreat.
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| definition 5: |
a group of objects of graduated size that can be fit within one another.
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| definition 6: |
a place where rapid growth or free development of something is encouraged, or the people who frequent it; hotbed.
a nest of controversya nest of thieves |
| related words: |
covert, den, hatch, home, lair |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
nests, nesting, nested |
| definition 1: |
to place within one another.
He nested the mixing bowls for easy storage. |
| definition 2: |
to put into or as if into a nest.
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to construct or occupy a nest and rear young.
Many birds nest here in spring.- similar words:
- burrow, nestle
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| definition 2: |
to easily fit within one another, as like objects of graduated sizes, such as boxes or bowls.
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| definition 3: |
to go out searching for birds' nests.
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| derivation: |
nester (n.) |
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