Meaning

A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young..

Definitions by Sense

1. A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.
2. A place used by a monotreme, 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. (card games) 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. (military) A fortified position for a weapon.

Example Sentences

a nest of thieves

That nightclub is a nest of strange people!

Capt. Kirby and I concluding it might be of great Service to the Eaſt-India Company to deſtroy such a Neſt of Rogues, were ready to ſail for that Purpoſe […]

Miss Carpenter told me that a short time previously some Bow Street constables had been sent down to this place to ferret out a crime which had been committed there, and that they reported there was not in all London such a nest of wickedness as they had explored.

I am aspiring to leave the nest.

I was forced to change trumps when I found the ace, jack, and nine of diamonds in the nest.

a machine gun nest

Our analysis to this point has assumed that in a loop nest, we are only parallelizing a single loop.

Word Forms

• nests
• nesting
• nested

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When Should You Use Nest?

Use nest when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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