nest
nest
nest
nest
/ˈnɛst/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "nest"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āύ⧀āĻĄāĻŧ, āĻĒāĻžāĻ–āĻŋāϰ āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻž

a structure that a bird makes for laying eggs or keeping the hatchlings in
nest definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We found a robin 's nest with three blue eggs in the backyard tree.
āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āύ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻ—āĻžāύ⧇āϰ āĻ—āĻžāϛ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύāϟāĻŋ āύ⧀āϞ āĻĄāĻŋāĻŽ āϏāĻš āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϰāĻŦāĻŋāύ āĻĒāĻžāĻ–āĻŋāϰ āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻž āĻĒ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
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āύ⧀āĻĄāĻŧ, āφāĻļā§āϰāϝāĻŧāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāϞ

a place where an insect or any small creature lives or reproduces
nest definition and meaning
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āύ⧀āĻĄāĻŧ, āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧁āϕ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ

a kind of gun emplacement
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āĻĢāĻžāĻ°ā§āύāĻŋāϚāĻžāϰ āϏ⧇āϟ, āĻāĻ•āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻĢāĻŋāϟ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻĢāĻžāĻ°ā§āύāĻŋāϚāĻžāϰ

furniture pieces made to fit close together
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āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύ⧀āĻĄāĻŧ, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ—ā§āϝāĻžāĻ‚

a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality
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āύ⧀āĻĄāĻŧ, āφāĻļā§āϰāϝāĻŧāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāϞ

a cosy or secluded retreat
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āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻž āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāĻž, āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to build a nest or live in it
Intransitive: to nest somewhere
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
High in the cliffs, eagles are known to nest.
āωāĻšā§āϚ āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ⧇, āψāĻ—āϞāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻž āĻŦāĻžāρāϧ⧇ āĻŦāϞ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
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āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋāϰ āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇ āφāϰ⧇āĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĢāĻŋāϟ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύ⧇āĻ¸ā§āϟ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to fit or place one thing snugly inside another, often in layers or concentric arrangements
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The measuring cups were designed to nest.
āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻĒ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻĒāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻāϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻĒāϰ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻĢāĻŋāϟ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĄāĻŋāϜāĻžāχāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻž āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāĻž, āĻĒāĻžāĻ–āĻŋāϰ āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻž āĻ–ā§‹āρāϜāĻž

to search or locate the nests of birds
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
During the springtime, many nature enthusiasts enjoy nesting to observe behaviors of various bird species.
āĻŦāϏāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧇, āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āĻŽā§€ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻĒāĻžāĻ–āĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϜāĻžāϤāĻŋāϰ āφāϚāϰāĻŖ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻŦ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻž āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāϤ⧇ āωāĻĒāĻ­ā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϜāĻĄāĻŧā§‹āϏāĻĄāĻŧā§‹ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻž āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāĻž

to settle into a comfortable and cozy position
Intransitive: to nest somewhere
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As the storm raged outside, the family gathered around the fireplace, nesting together under blankets for warmth and comfort.
āĻŦāĻžāχāϰ⧇ āϝāĻ–āύ āĻāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϰāϚāĻŖā§āĻĄ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰāϟāĻŋ āĻĢāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰāĻĒā§āϞ⧇āϏ⧇āϰ āϚāĻžāϰāĻĒāĻžāĻļ⧇ āϜāĻĄāĻŧā§‹ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āωāĻˇā§āĻŖāϤāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāύāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻŽā§āĻŦāϞ⧇āϰ āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡ āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻž āĻŦ⧇āρāϧ⧇āĨ¤
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