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Word: Nest
Speech Type: Noun
Old English nest, of Germanic origin; related to Latin nidus, from the Indo-European bases of nether (meaning ‘down’) and sit
nɛst
a structure or place made or chosen by a bird for laying eggs and sheltering its young
Short Definition:place where bird lays eggs
Examples:- two sparrows frantically building a nest
- a nest site
a place filled with undesirable people, activities, or things
Short Definition:place filled with undesirable people
Examples:- a nest of spies
a set of similar objects of graduated sizes, made so that each smaller one fits into the next in size for storage
Short Definition:similar objects of graduated sizes
Examples:- a nest of tables
Word: Nest
Speech Type: Verb
nɛst
(of a bird or other animal) use or build a nest
Short Definition:use or build nest
Examples:- the owls often nest in barns
fit (an object or objects) inside a larger one
Short Definition:fit object inside larger one
Examples:- the town is nested inside a large crater on the flanks of a volcano
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