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 . Related terms natural_object mouse_nest wasp's_nest bird's_nest drey nidus beehive |
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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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[ 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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[ 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 . Related terms |
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[ verb ] move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
Synonyms Examples "We cuddled against each other to keep warm" "The children snuggled into their sleeping bags" Related terms |
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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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[ noun ] (law,criminal law) a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality
Examples "a nest of thieves" Related terms |
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[ noun ] furniture pieces made to fit close together
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