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- Dictionarynest/nɛst/
noun
- 1. a structure or place made or chosen by a bird for laying eggs and sheltering its young: "two sparrows frantically building a nest" Similar
- 2. a place filled with undesirable people, activities, or things: "a nest of spies" Similar
verb
- 1. (of a bird or other animal) use or build a nest: "the owls often nest in barns"
- 2. fit (an object or objects) inside a larger one: "the town is nested inside a large crater on the flanks of a volcano"
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NEST definition: 1. a structure built by birds or insects to leave their eggs in to develop, and by some other…. Learn more.
1. a. : a bed or receptacle prepared by an animal and especially a bird for its eggs and young. b. : a place or specially modified structure serving as an abode of animals and especially of their immature stages. an ants' nest. c. : a receptacle resembling a bird's nest. 2. a. : a place of rest, retreat, or lodging : home.
a structure built by birds or insects to leave their eggs in to develop, and by some other animals to give birth or live in: a bird's nest. a wasps '/ hornets ' nest. a rat's nest. Cuckoos are famous for laying their eggs in the nests of other birds. The alligators build their nests out of grass near the water's edge.
A nest is a shelter or other structure that an animal uses for laying eggs or giving birth. If a bird is collecting string and straw and twigs in your yard, she's probably building a nest in a nearby tree.
1. a. A structure or shelter made or used by a bird to hold its eggs during incubation and to house its young until fledged. b. A structure or shelter in which other animals, such as reptiles, fish, or insects, deposit their eggs or tend their young. c. A structure or complex built by ants, termites, or other social animals to house a colony. d.
noun. a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
noun. 1. a place or structure in which birds, fishes, insects, reptiles, mice, etc, lay eggs or give birth to young. 2. a number of animals of the same species and their young occupying a common habitat. an ants' nest. 3. a place fostering something undesirable. a nest of thievery.
[countable]a hollow place or structure that a bird makes or chooses for laying its eggs in and sheltering its young. sparrows building a nest of twigs and dry grass. Extra Examples. A rat took the egg while the mother was away from the nest. The female spends all her time on the nest.
NEST definition: 1. a home built by birds for their eggs and by some other creatures to live in: 2. to live in a…. Learn more.
The place used by turtles, hornets, fish, etc. for spawning or breeding. A structure or shelter in which other animals, such as reptiles, fish, or insects, deposit their eggs or tend their young. The structure made or the place chosen by any of certain wild animals as its home. A squirrel's nest.
