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 7 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for nest along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for nest

capital
center
hideout
lair
nidus
nursery
seminary

Meanings of nest

noun
1. A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.
2. A place used by another mammal, fish, amphibian or insect, for depositing eggs and hatching young.
3. A snug, comfortable, or cosy residence or job situation.
4. A retreat, or place of habitual resort.
5. A hideout for bad people to frequent or haunt; a den.
6. A home that a child or young adult shares with a parent or guardian.
7. 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.
8. A fortified position for a weapon.
9. A structure consisting of nested structures, such as nested loops or nested subroutine calls.
10. A circular bed of pasta, rice, etc. to be topped or filled with other foods.
11. An aggregated mass of any ore or mineral, in an isolated state, within a rock.
12. A collection of boxes, cases, or the like, of graduated size, each put within the one next larger.
13. A compact group of pulleys, gears, springs, etc., working together or collectively.
verb
1. (of animals) To build or settle into a nest.
2. To settle into a home.
3. To successively neatly fit inside another.
4. To place in, or as if in, a nest.
5. To place one thing neatly inside another, and both inside yet another (and so on).
6. 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 7 synonyms or another words to nest, such as: capital, center, hideout, lair, nidus, nursery, seminary.

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