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nest
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- pronunciation:
- nest
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A nest is a kind of home that birds make. They use it as a place to lay their eggs and to raise their young. Nests are often built in trees and are made of leaves, grass, sticks, and mud.
We saw a bird pick up some small sticks off the ground and fly into a tree. It must be trying to make a nest.
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| definition 2: |
A nest can be any place made or used by an animal as a place to lay eggs or raise its young.
Sea turtles make nests in the sand on ocean beaches.There is a wasps' nest outside our kitchen window. I hope my brother doesn't try to get it down. |
| definition 3: |
Sometimes we call a quiet, comfortable, and cozy place a "nest."
Our cat found a comfortable nest in the back of my closet. |
| related words: |
den, home |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
nests, nesting, nested |
| definition: |
When birds nest, it means that they build or live in a nest and raise young.
We have an old shed outside with a little hole in the ceiling, so birds like to nest in there. |
| derivation: |
nester (n.) |
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