Nest - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a kind of gun emplacement
a nest of snipers
- a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality
verb
- gather nests
Extra examples
The bird built a nest out of small twigs.
If you look closely, you can see a nest in that tree.
They lived in a cozy little nest in the suburbs.
Robins nested in the tree.
She studied the nesting habits of the turtle.
The set of four chairs can nest into one stack.
The smaller bowl is designed to nest inside the larger one.
In May the females build a nest and lay their eggs.
Young eagles leave the nest after only two months.
They say eagles used to nest in those rocks.
Phrases are nested in the dictionary entry for the first major word.
This wire frame is intended to prevent birds from nesting in our chimney.
The birds have left their nest.
A family of birds has built a nest on our roof.
Some birds nest in tree cavities.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: nest
he/she/it: nests
present participle: nesting
past tense: nested
past participle: nested
singular: nest
plural: nests
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