nest
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,712 of 86,757 words measured. It occurs 49,801 times across 426,181 published chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
- a kind of gun emplacement a machine-gun nesta 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
verb
- 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 also: cuddle, snuggle, nestle, nuzzle, draw close We cuddled against each other to keep warmThe children snuggled into their sleeping bags
nest in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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They grow up only too fast, and fly from the nest.
The Jolliest Term on Record · Angela Brazil · Chapter 1
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I'll wager I know more about the nest than any one hereabouts.
King Matthias and the Beggar Boy · Miklós, báró Jósika · Chapter 1
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And the eagle soared away, higher still, to his nest among the clouds.
The Louisa Alcott Reader · Louisa May Alcott · Chapter 1
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The ground-sparrow's nest is not strange to us; no, nor the partridge's hidden treasure within the wood.
Meadow Grass: Tales of New England Life · Alice Brown · Chapter 1
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The nest was found on a sycamore tree, on the Condorus, by Dr. Francis Beard, of York county.
The Mother's Dream, and Other Poems · Hannah Flagg Gould · Chapter 1