nest

[nest]

Definition:
1. A structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young.
2. A kind of gun emplacement.
3. A cosy or secluded retreat.
4. A gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality.
5. Furniture pieces made to fit close together.
6. Inhabit a nest, usually after building.
7. Fit together or fit inside.

Use 'nest' in a sentence:

1. They have a little nest egg tucked away somewhere for a rainy day.
2. He loves the Bird's Nest.
3. What is bird's nest?
4. As soon as the two chicks hatch, they leave the nest burrow.
5. The birds are busy building their nests.
6. You should try bird's nest soup.
7. When their children had flown the nest, he and his wife moved to a thatched cottage in Dorset.
8. Hen hops off her nest.
9. The eagle does not prey on its own nest.; It isn't advisable to harm one's next-door neighbours.; The eagle never hunts near his own nest.
10. The hole is the door of the nest.
11. I can see an eagle's nest on the rocks.
12. And the Bird's Nest was also beautiful.
13. There are three pretty eggs in the bird's nest.
14. They found a bird's nest with five eggs in it.
15. They pick it up and come back to the nest.
16. The nest is made of mud.
17. A lone mother Canada goose honked a warning to stay away from her nest.
18. Are you telling me that you've got your own little nest of informers in the Police Department?
19. These nests increase in size each year, and can eventually weigh down the branch.
20. Inspecting the nest may require some ingenuity.
21. Why don't you let the nest drift as usual?
22. Some solitary bees make their nests in burrows in the soil.
23. In the morning they were found dead in their nest.
24. My wife seems to be building a nest of her own at Osborne House.
25. Is the nest the bird's home?
26. The birds returned to their nests and continued to incubate the eggs.
27. It is best to stifle curiosity and leave birds' nests alone.
28. The National Stadium is called the Bird's Nest.
29. He's buildin' his nest.
30. The dove is building her nest.
31. Swallows carry bits of earth in their bills to build nests.
32. It's a bird's nest!
33. Swallows have an aptitude for building nests.
34. The dove came back to her nest.
35. Thousands of seabirds are nesting on the cliffs.
36. Here is an ant's nest.
37. "Home to its nest," was Peter's answer.
38. Oh, let's climb up there and see its nest!
39. Mary's much more interested in doing things for other people than feathering her own nest.
40. The nest contained two chicks: just small grey balls of fluff.
41. The owl seems to have deserted its nest.
42. They call it "The Bird's Nest".
43. A bird must weave these materials into a nest.
44. His letter to the papers stirred up a real hornets' nest.
45. This allows the pair to mate properly and stops the hen from staying in the nest.
46. The birds' nests are lined with tightly packed leaves.
47. The cuckoo lays its eggs in other birds' nests.
48. The nest contained eight little mice that were naked and blind.
49. The baby had been asleep in her nest of pink and white blankets.
50. When a bird's nest is overturned, no egg can remain intact.
51. He had a rapacious appetite for bird's nest soup.
52. The actual nest is a work of art.
53. Some species may nest in close proximity to each other.
54. Inspecting the nest can be difficult and may require some ingenuity.
55. The robins occupied their former nest.
56. The forest's dense growth provides nesting places for a wide variety of birds.