nest
The word “nest” has 1 syllable: nest
It's pronounced as /nɛst/
What is synonym and antonym for nest?
In the thesaurus, “nest” has 46 synonyms.
Here are synonyms for nest along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for nest
- aerie
- base
- blind
- breeding ground
- burrow
- capital
- center
- concealment
- core
- cover
- covert
- crucible
- cynosure
- den
- eye
- focus
- hangout
- harbor
- harborage
- haunt
- haven
- headquarters
- heart
- hermitage
- hideaway
- hideout
- hidey-hole
- hidy-hole
- hotbed
- hothouse
- hub
- lair
- mecca
- nidus
- nook
- nucleus
- nursery
- recess
- redoubt
- refuge
- retreat
- roost
- seat
- seedbed
- seminary
- shelter
Meanings of nest
- noun
- A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.
- A place used by another mammal, fish, amphibian or insect, for depositing eggs and hatching young.
- A snug, comfortable, or cosy residence or job situation.
- A retreat, or place of habitual resort.
- A hideout for bad people to frequent or haunt; a den.
- A home that a child or young adult shares with a parent or guardian.
- A fixed number of cards in some bidding games awarded to the highest bidder allowing him to exchange any or all with cards in his hand.
- A fortified position for a weapon.
- A structure consisting of nested structures, such as nested loops or nested subroutine calls.
- A circular bed of pasta, rice, etc. to be topped or filled with other foods.
- An aggregated mass of any ore or mineral, in an isolated state, within a rock.
- A collection of boxes, cases, or the like, of graduated size, each put within the one next larger.
- A compact group of pulleys, gears, springs, etc., working together or collectively.
- verb
- (of animals) To build or settle into a nest.
- To settle into a home.
- To successively neatly fit inside another.
- To place in, or as if in, a nest.
- To place one thing neatly inside another, and both inside yet another (and so on).
- To hunt for birds' nests or their contents (usually "go nesting").
Example Sentences
- The bird built its nest high up in the tree.
- He carefully removed the abandoned nest from the gutter.
- The hen was sitting on her nest to keep the eggs warm.
- We found a rabbit nest hidden in the tall grass.
- The storm destroyed the eagle’s nest on the cliff.
On this page you'll find 46 synonyms or another words to nest, such as: aerie, base, blind, breeding ground, burrow, capital, center.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
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