nest

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: nest

1	n v	a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young gather nests
2	n	a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality
3	n	a kind of gun emplacement

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: nest

Types:: show 7 types...; hide 7 types...; beehive, hive
a structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree; bird nest, bird's nest, birdnest
nest where birds lay their eggs and hatch their young; drey
the nest of a squirrel; mouse nest, mouse's nest
where mice bear and raise their young; nidus
a nest in which spiders or insects deposit their eggs; aerie, aery, eyrie, eyry
the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle); hornet's nest, hornets' nest, wasp's nest, wasps' nest
habitation for wasps or hornets

Type of:: article of furniture, furniture, piece of furniture
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy

“birds are nesting outside my window every Spring”

Type of:: dwell, inhabit, live, populate
inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of

“nested bowls”

Type of:: embed, engraft, imbed, implant, plant
fix or set securely or deeply

Type of:: cling to, clutch, hold close, hold tight
hold firmly, usually with one's hands

“a nest of thieves”

“a machine-gun nest”

“a nest of snipers”

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