Nest
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
nest
n 1: a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to
their young
2: a kind of gun emplacement; "a machine-gun nest"; "a nest of
snipers"
3: a cosy or secluded retreat
4: a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled
in one locality; "a nest of thieves"
5: furniture pieces made to fit close together
v 1: inhabit a nest, usually after building; "birds are nesting
outside my window every Spring"
2: fit together or fit inside; "nested bowls"
3: 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" [syn: {cuddle}, {snuggle},
{nestle}, {nest}, {nuzzle}, {draw close}]
4: gather nests
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Nest \Nest\ (n[e^]st), n. [AS. nest; akin to D. & G. nest, Sw.
n[aum]ste, L. nidus, for nisdus, Skr. n[imac][dsdot]a resting
place, nest; cf. Lith. lizdas, Arm. neiz, Gael. & Ir. nead.
Prob. from the particle ni down, Skr. ni + the root of E.
sit, and thus orig., a place to sit down in. [root] 264. See
{Nether}, and {Sit}, and cf. {Eyas}, {Nidification}, {Nye}.]
1. The bed or receptacle prepared by a fowl for holding her
eggs and for hatching and rearing her young.
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The birds of the air have nests. --Matt. viii.
20.
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2. 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. --Bentley.
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3. 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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A little cottage, like some poor man's nest.
--Spenser.
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4. (Geol.) An aggregated mass of any ore or mineral, in an
isolated state, within a rock.
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5. A collection of boxes, cases, or the like, of graduated
size, each put within the one next larger.
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6. (Mech.) A compact group of pulleys, gears, springs, etc.,
working together or collectively.
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from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
142 Moby Thesaurus words for "nest":
a mass of, a world of, abide, abiding place, abode, address, aerie,
anchor, apiary, army, bee tree, beehive, berth, bevy, billet at,
birthplace, bivouac, breeding place, brood, brooder, bunch, bunk,
burrow, camp, cantonment, cloud, clutch, clutter, cohabit,
colonize, come to anchor, covey, cradle, crash pad, crib, den,
domesticate, domicile, domiciliate, domus, doss down, drop anchor,
dwell, dwelling, dwelling place, ensconce, establish residence,
eyrie, farrow, flight, flock, flocks, forcing bed, fry, get,
habitation, hail, hang out, hatch, hatchery, haunt, hideaway, hive,
host, hotbed, incubator, inhabit, jam, keep house, lair,
large amount, legion, litter, live, live at, locate, lodge,
lodging, lodging place, lodgment, lots, many, masses of, mob, moor,
move, muchness, multitude, nidus, numbers, nursery, occupy, pack,
pad, park, people, perch, place, place to live, plurality,
populate, quantities, quite a few, refuge, relocate, remain,
reside, residence, resort, retreat, roof, rookery, room, roost,
rout, ruck, scores, seat, set up housekeeping, set up shop, settle,
settle down, shoal, sit down, snuggery, spat, spawn, squat, stand,
stay, stay at, strike root, swarm, take residence at, take root,
take up residence, tenant, throng, tidy sum, vespiary, worlds of,
young
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