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- Dictionarynest/nɛst/
noun
- 1. a structure or place made or chosen by a bird for laying eggs and sheltering its young: "two sparrows frantically building a nest" Similar
- 2. a place filled with undesirable people, activities, or things: "a nest of spies" Similar
verb
- 1. (of a bird or other animal) use or build a nest: "the owls often nest in barns"
- 2. fit (an object or objects) inside a larger one: "the town is nested inside a large crater on the flanks of a volcano"
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a place where something unpleasant or unwanted has developed: The diplomats have been sent home because their embassy has become a nest of spies. Fewer examples. The cuckoo lays her egg in another bird's nest. If disturbed, the bird may abandon the nest, leaving the chicks to die. The bird regarded me with suspicion as I walked up to its nest.
Jun 3, 2012 · The meaning of NEST is a bed or receptacle prepared by an animal and especially a bird for its eggs and young. How to use nest in a sentence.
NEST meaning: 1. a structure built by birds or insects to leave their eggs in to develop, and by some other…. Learn more.
noun. a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
1. a. A structure or shelter made or used by a bird to hold its eggs during incubation and to house its young until fledged. b. A structure or shelter in which other animals, such as reptiles, fish, or insects, deposit their eggs or tend their young. c. A structure or complex built by ants, termites, or other social animals to house a colony. d.
noun. 1. a place or structure in which birds, fishes, insects, reptiles, mice, etc, lay eggs or give birth to young. 2. a number of animals of the same species and their young occupying a common habitat. an ants' nest. 3. a place fostering something undesirable. a nest of thievery.
Definition of nest noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A nest is a shelter or other structure that an animal uses for laying eggs or giving birth. If a bird is collecting string and straw and twigs in your yard, she's probably building a nest in a nearby tree. Large birds of prey build nests that can be six feet high, in trees or on buildings, and up to three feet wide.
NEST definition: 1. a home built by birds for their eggs and by some other creatures to live in: 2. to live in a…. Learn more.
a set of items that fit close together or one within another: a nest of tables. a place where something bad is kept or grows: a nest of thieves. v. Zoology to build or have a nest: [no object] Many birds nest in trees. to fit together or one within another: [no object] The plastic bowls nest for storage. [~ + object] You can nest one bowl ...
