nest has definitions from the fields of military,law,criminal law
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[ noun ] a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young

Used in print

(B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)

Most species seem to prefer a ready-made hollow such_as a deserted mouse_nest , a bird_house , or the hole made by a woodpecker ; some show a definite liking for making their nest in moss .

The young queens and drones leave the nest and mate , and after a short period of freedom , the fertilized young queens will begin to dig in for the winter .

At the old nest , the queen will in the early fall cease to lay the fertilized eggs that will produce females .

As a result , the proportion of males ( which leave the nest ) increases , and eventually the old colony will die_out completely .

The nest itself , the structure that in some cases housed about 2000 individuals when the season was at its peak , is now rapidly destroyed by the scavenging larvae of certain beetles and moths .

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[ verb ] inhabit a nest, usually after building

Examples

"birds are nesting outside my window every Spring"

Used in print

(Newark Evening News...)

By comparison , Stone_Harbor bird_sanctuary 's allies seem less formidable , for aside from the Audubon_Society , they are mostly the snowy , common and cattle_egrets and the Louisiana , green , little blue and black-crowned herons who nest and feed there .

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inhabit nester

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[ verb ] fit together or fit inside

Examples

"nested bowls"

Used in print

(Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)

Below in the open bay facing Manhattan was Staten_Island , gritty with clam_shells and mud_flats behind which nested farms , cattle barns , and berry thickets .

(Frieda Arkin, "The Light of the Sea," in The...)

Abel sat and regarded the farm country which , spreading_out from both sides of the road , rolled greenly up to where the silent white houses and long barns and silos nested into the tilled fields .

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implant nester

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[ noun ] (military) a kind of gun emplacement

Examples

"a machine-gun nest" "a nest of snipers"

Used in print

(Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)

There was a sniper 's nest in a mountain cave , and it was picking_off our men with devilish accuracy .

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gun_emplacement

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[ verb ] move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position

Examples

"We cuddled against each other to keep warm" "The children snuggled into their sleeping bags"

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 26223
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[ noun ] a cosy or secluded retreat

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retreat

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[ verb ] gather nests

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gather nester

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[ noun ] (law,criminal law) a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality

Examples

"a nest of thieves"

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gang sleeper_nest

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[ noun ] furniture pieces made to fit close together

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furniture

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