Nest definition
An example of nest is for a turtle to make a living space for her growing young.
An example of a nest is where baby birds live.
A machine-gun nest.
Attacked by a nest of hornets.
A nest of criminal activity.
A nest of tables.
A squirrel's nest.
A nest of criminals.
Attacked by a nest of hornets.
I am aspiring to leave the nest.
I bought a set of nesting mixing bowls for mom.
There would be much more room in the attic if you had nested all the empty boxes.
To nest boxes.
Origin of nest
- Middle English from Old English sed- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Old English nest, from Proto-Germanic *nestaz, from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós (“nest"), a compound of *ni (“down") and the zero-grade of the root *sed- (“to sit") (whence also English sit).
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