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Nest
01
a structure that a bird makes for laying eggs or keeping the hatchlings in
02
a place where an insect or any small creature lives or reproduces
03
a kind of gun emplacement
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furniture pieces made to fit close together
05
a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality
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a cosy or secluded retreat
to nest
01
to build a nest or live in it
Intransitive: to nest somewhere
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to fit or place one thing snugly inside another, often in layers or concentric arrangements
Intransitive
03
to search or locate the nests of birds
Intransitive
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to settle into a comfortable and cozy position
Intransitive: to nest somewhere
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Example
Birds often build nests among the foliage of tall trees.
Birds built their nests in the leafy bowers of the ancient oak trees.
The birds built their nests along the cliff's steep face.
The wasp's nest hung like a papery lantern from the eaves of the house, a testament to the insect's industrious nature.
Solitary bees build their nests independently, unlike hive-dwelling species.
