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Dictionary definition: nest
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- The Oxford American College Dictionary
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nest
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• n.
1.
a structure or place made or chosen by a bird for laying eggs and sheltering its young.
∎
a place where an animal or insect breeds or shelters:
an ants' nest.
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a person's snug or secluded retreat or shelter.
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a bowl-shaped object likened to a bird's nest:
arrange in nests of lettuce leaves.
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a place filled with or frequented by undesirable people or things:
a nest of
spies.
2.
a set of similar objects of graduated sizes, made so that each smaller one fits into the next in size for storage:
a nest of
tables.
• v.
1.
[
intrans.
](of a bird or ...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:
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Article: Pune ornithologists build nest for birds
The Hindustan Times;
April 13, 2007 ;
550 words
... ... the lives of birds are a worried ... decline of bird nests on trees in ... rightful place of birds on trees ... borough to nest. But today ... in summer, birds preferred the ... built up her nest and laid eggs ... artificial nests will be closely ...
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