Nest

Word NEST
Character 4
Hyphenation nest
Pronunciations /nɛst/

Definitions and meanings of "Nest"

What do we mean by nest?

A structure or shelter made or used by a bird to hold its eggs during incubation and to house its young until fledged. noun

A structure or shelter in which other animals, such as reptiles, fish, or insects, deposit their eggs or tend their young. noun

A structure or complex built by ants, termites, or other social animals to house a colony. noun

A number of insects, birds, or other animals occupying a nest. noun

A place affording snug refuge or lodging; a home. noun

A place or environment that fosters rapid growth or development, especially of something undesirable; a hotbed. noun

Those who occupy or frequent such a place or environment. noun

A set of objects of graduated size that can be stacked together, each fitting within the one immediately larger. noun

A cluster of similar things. noun

A group of weapons in a prepared position. noun

To build or occupy a nest. intransitive verb

To create and settle into a warm and secure refuge. intransitive verb

To hunt for birds' nests, especially in order to collect the eggs. intransitive verb

To fit one inside another. intransitive verb

To place in or as if in a nest. intransitive verb

To put snugly together or inside one another. intransitive verb

To build or occupy a nest.

A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.

A place used by another mammal, fish, amphibian or insect, for depositing eggs and hatching young.

A snug, comfortable, or cosy residence or job situation.

A retreat, or place of habitual resort.

A hideout for bad people to frequent or haunt; a den.

A home that a child or young adult shares with a parent or guardian.

A fixed number of cards in some bidding games awarded to the highest bidder allowing him to exchange any or all with cards in his hand.

A fortified position for a weapon.

A structure consisting of nested structures, such as nested loops or nested subroutine calls.

A circular bed of pasta, rice, etc. to be topped or filled with other foods.

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.

A makeshift bed made entirely of pillows where two people nuzzle and express emotions for one another. Urban Dictionary

When you don't have a pad or tampon on you when you get your period so you just create a makeshift pad out of layered toilet paper. Urban Dictionary

Placing the safety toilet paper on the seat in a public bathroom before using it. Urban Dictionary

House, residence, pad, etc. Also see crib. Urban Dictionary

Where birds live Urban Dictionary

A cool chatboard for women married women with a sence of humor. Urban Dictionary

A makeshift home for a hobo, not a homeless person. Often very hard to spot by the eyes of a human, but for a hobo it is easy to spot. Multiple hobos may try to share one large nest, but hobos are very possesive, so they will often take a piss on each others stuff to claim it, which results in the hobos splitting up. Urban Dictionary

When several vampires live together it is called sharing a nest. When vampires share nest they become more cruel and more unlike humans. Urban Dictionary

When several vampires live together it is called sharing a nest. When vampires share nests they become more cruel and unlike humans. Urban Dictionary

A comfortable residence or job situation Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Nest

The word "nest" in example sentences

        Cosimo of the stork nest    nest nest                green nest chunks ❋ Unknown (2010)

Now, throughout _the whole of these families the nest is open_, and I am not aware of a single instance in which any one of these birds builds a _domed nest_, or places it in a _hole of a tree_, or _underground_, or in any place where it is effectually concealed. ❋ Alfred Russel Wallace (1868)

                         red nest        building the nest    a nest toad ❋ Unknown (2010)

If you are just tesing it, make sure the nest is abandoned! ❋ Unknown (2005)

For years, I thought of nothing but the couple we formed, of what I called our nest, of what I also called our future. ❋ Simenon, Georges, 1903- (1958)

There he had built what he called a nest, but what humans, with greater nicety of diction, call a drey. ❋ Douglas English (N/A)

Like when my son was obsessed with women's chests (which for some reason he calls a nest) and would point and comment on every "nest" he saw from the grocery store to church. ❋ Kelli (2010)

At the very top of the city, perched like an eagles nest, is this glass incased vista point which is part of this well appointed hotel/restaurant (name escapes me) overlooking the whole city. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If the push out of the nest is successful, they fly. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Her nest is about the size of a golf ball, with eggs being about the size of a tic-tac candy. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Guy: How was your date last night Charlie: It was great. [Disco] came over and we made a nest and [watched movies] [all night long]. ❋ Contractattorney (2008)

[Friend 1]: [Aw] girl that would suck if you got [your period] and you were unprepared. Friend 2: Nah, you would just make a nest ❋ Dontuseyourrealnamegod (2017)

-Did you make a nest? -No, [i am] going "[wildstyle]" this [weekend] ❋ Mc Dogbone (2004)

Lets [grab] some [beers] and [cruise] back to da nest. ❋ Puffy (2004)

You're [retarded] ❋ Nettled (2003)

if you can not [laugh] at yourself [stay] away from [the nest]. ❋ NestieGod (2006)

Guy 1: is that some sort of [clubhouse]. Guy 2: no dude some [hobo] needed a place to keep his [shopping cart] so he made a nest. ❋ Hardcoreconservative69 (2011)

[Malcolm], Liam and [Diane] shared a vampire nest and, as a result, were known to be more cruel and mean then other [vampires]. ❋ Lynnpd99 (2009)

[Malcolm], Liam and [Diane] shared a vampire nest and, as a result, were known to be more cruel and mean then other vampires. (characters from [True Blood]) ❋ Lynnpd99 (2009)

He [worked] [hard] to insure that he had a nest of his own. ❋ The Return Of Light Joker (2011)

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