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Synonyms for nest
nɛstnest
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Princeton's WordNet
nestnoun
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
nestnoun
a kind of gun emplacement
"a machine-gun nest"; "a nest of snipers"
nestnoun
a cosy or secluded retreat
nestnoun
a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality
"a nest of thieves"
nestverb
furniture pieces made to fit close together
nestverb
inhabit a nest, usually after building
"birds are nesting outside my window every Spring"
Synonyms:
snuggle, nuzzle, nestle, draw close, cuddlenestverb
fit together or fit inside
"nested bowls"
Synonyms:
snuggle, nuzzle, nestle, draw close, cuddlecuddle, snuggle, nestle, nest, nuzzle, draw closeverb
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"
Synonyms:
come near, approach, nuzzle, nose, cuddle, nest, snuggle, draw near, nestle, come on, near, go up, draw closenestverb
gather nests
Synonyms:
snuggle, nuzzle, nestle, draw close, cuddle
Dictionary of English Synonymes
nestnoun
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#989 | near | |
#1266 | approach | |
#5959 | nose | |
#7484 | breed | |
#7941 | breeding | |
#9369 | nest | |
#9724 | nested | |
#11596 | niche | |
#13561 | pid | |
#16779 | nesting | |
#21086 | nestle | |
#21388 | nid | |
#24334 | nests | |
#38164 | cuddle | |
#43346 | redd | |
#45623 | snuggle | |
#47075 | nld | |
#50033 | doghouse | |
#62154 | mountaintop | |
#67042 | nestling | |
#106474 | foxhole | |
#200615 | nuzzle |
How to use nest in a sentence?
God gives every bird its food, but He does not throw it into its nest.
The pair shared parenting duties of their chick, Kyton, until he fledged the nest, they remain as strong as ever and are often found snuggled up in their nest box together.
We were not a nest of spies by any means, but there were some people there who were working on intelligence.
God gives every bird its food, but He does not throw it into its nest.
We don't want people to feel like they know what they're going to see. It challenges us not to take the safe route, no one ever thought they would see a dragon land in a bird's nest. No one expected a digital pop group dance on stage with an actual pop group.
Translations for nest
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- хтәалараAbkhaz
- nesAfrikaans
- منتجع, عش, أعشاش, معقل, مسكن, عششArabic
- yuvaAzerbaijani
- гняздо́Belarusian
- гнездо́Bulgarian
- niuCatalan, Valencian
- hnízdečko, hnízdo, útočiště, hnízditCzech
- гнѣздоOld Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- nythWelsh
- rede, fuglerede, bygge redeDanish
- Nest, Vogelnest, nistenGerman
- φωλιά, φωλιάζω, κουρνιάζωGreek
- nesto, nestigi, nestiEsperanto
- nido, cueva, anidarSpanish
- pesaEstonian
- لانه, آشیانهPersian
- pesä, pesäpaikka, kolo, pesäke, sisäkkäin, kotiutua, pesiä, käydä taloksi, pesiytyä, pesäänFinnish
- reiður, byggja, reiðrastFaroese
- repaire, chez-moi, nid, refuge, chez-soi, nidifier, s'emboîter, emboîter, emménager, nicherFrench
- nead, seadIrish
- neadScottish Gaelic
- niñoGalician
- מחבוא, קןHebrew
- घोंसलाHindi
- fészek, egymásba rak, fészket rak, fészkelHungarian
- բույնArmenian
- sarangIndonesian
- nesto, ucelonestoIdo
- hreiðurIcelandic
- nido, annidarsiItalian
- 巣, ネスト, 巣窟, 巣籠る, 籠るJapanese
- ბუდეGeorgian
- ұяKazakh
- ធ្វើសំបុកKhmer
- ಗೂಡುKannada
- 새집, 둥지Korean
- hêlînKurdish
- уяKyrgyz
- nīdus, posueris nidum tuumLatin
- NaschtLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ຮັງLao
- lizdasLithuanian
- lizda, ligzdaLatvian
- kōhanga, putaanga, kōpaeMāori
- гнездо, скривалиште, скрива́лиште, се гнезди, вгнездуваMacedonian
- കൂട്Malayalam
- үүрMongolian
- sarangMalay
- bejtaMaltese
- အသိုက်, မြုံ, သိုက်Burmese
- nest, in, passen, nesten, elkaar, nestelen, stapelen, innestenDutch
- fuglereirNorwegian Nynorsk
- fuglerede, fuglereirNorwegian
- atʼohNavajo, Navaho
- nisOccitan
- zasaanhOjibwe, Ojibwa
- gniazdko, gniazdo, kryjówka, zagnieździć, gnieździć, [[znaleźć]] [[schronienie]]Polish
- esconderijo, retiro, ninho, covil, encaixar, aninhar, mudar-sePortuguese
- gnieu, ignivRomansh
- cuibRomanian
- верте́п, приста́нище, гнездо́, гнёздышко, мали́на, прито́н, гнездова́ться, гнездоRussian
- nidu, niuSardinian
- gnijezdo, гнијездо, gnezdo, гнездоSerbo-Croatian
- කදලුවSinhala, Sinhalese
- hniezdoSlovak
- gnezdoSlovene
- foleAlbanian
- bo, tillhåll, näste, rede, stapla, bygga boSwedish
- kiotaSwahili
- கூடுTamil
- గూడుTelugu
- ошёна, лонаTajik
- รัง, รังนกThai
- höwürtgeTurkmen
- yuvaTurkish
- ояTatar
- гніздо́Ukrainian
- گھوںسلاUrdu
- in, uyaUzbek
- làm tổVietnamese
- smabed, näst, bödanäst, nästil, bödanästil, nästönVolapük
- 巢Chinese
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