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English Dictionary: nest	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for nest
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nest n a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young a kind of gun emplacement; "a machine-gun nest"; "a nest of snipers" a cosy or secluded retreat a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality; "a nest of thieves" furniture pieces made to fit close together v inhabit a nest, usually after building; "birds are nesting outside my window every Spring" fit together or fit inside; "nested bowls" move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position; "We cuddled against each other to keep warm"; "The children snuggled into their sleeping bags" Synonym(s): cuddle, snuggle, nestle, nest, nuzzle, draw close gather nests
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nest \Nest\, v. i. To build and occupy a nest. The king of birds nested within his leaves. --Howell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nest \Nest\, v. t. To put into a nest; to form a nest for. From him who nested himself into the chief power. --South.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nest \Nest\, n. [AS. nest; akin to D. & G. nest, Sw. n[84]ste, L. nidus, for nisdus, Skr. n[c6][?]a resting place, nest; cf. Lith. lizdas, Arm. neiz, Gael. & Ir. nead. Prob. from the particle ni down, Skr. ni + the root of E. sit, and thus orig., a place to sit down in. [root] 264. See {Nether}, and {Sit}, and cf. {Eyas}, {Nidification}, {Nye}.] 1. The bed or receptacle prepared by a fowl for holding her eggs and for hatching and rearing her young. The birds of the air have nests. --Matt. viii. 20. 2. Hence: the place in which the eggs of other animals, as insects, turtles, etc., are laid and hatched; a snug place in which young animals are reared. --Bentley. 3. A snug, comfortable, or cozy residence or situation; a retreat, or place of habitual resort; hence, those who occupy a nest, frequent a haunt, or are associated in the same pursuit; as, a nest of traitors; a nest of bugs. A little cottage, like some poor man's nest. --Spenser. 4. (Geol.) An aggregated mass of any ore or mineral, in an isolated state, within a rock. 5. A collection of boxes, cases, or the like, of graduated size, each put within the one next larger. 6. (Mech.) A compact group of pulleys, gears, springs, etc., working together or collectively. {Nest egg}, an egg left in the nest to prevent the hen from forsaking it, and to induce her to lay more in the same place; hence, figuratively, something laid up as the beginning of a fund or collection. --Hudibras.