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Meanings of nest in English

Russian
гнезда
Portuguese
ninho
Spanish
nidifican
Catalan
niu
Wikidata

Place of refuge for animals.

гнезда
Catalan
abraçar

Move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position.

abraçar
Usage of nest in English
1
Of course, the risk of stirring up a hornets' nest was considerable.
Shadow prowler
2
The birds nest in northern Europe and fly south in the fall.
The new yorker
3
The nest measured quite 18 inches in diameter and five in thickness.
The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1
4
Place the shredded lettuce in the nest and then the prepared salmon.
Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book / Numerous New Recipes Based on Present ...
5
At sunset the last of the laggards is back in the nest.
The Wonders of Instinct: Chapters in the Psychology of Insects
6
So was this second pair beginning a new nest well into August?
The Irish Times
7
There were two eggs in one nest and three in the other.
The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1
8
When the taboo ended in the Trailheader nest, a second crisis arose.
Anthill: a novel
9
The grave looked like the newly made nest of some huge bird.
Young Lion of the Woods / Or, A Story of Early Colonial Days
10
At last he gained the rim of the nest and looked in.
A Treasury of Eskimo Tales
11
The Dorking Hen had knocked it from the nest in her flight.
Among the Farmyard People
12
She became an inert package easily carried to the new nest site.
Anthill: a novel
13
The present nest contained a pure white egg; the other spotted eggs.
The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1
14
We sat down and made a nest in the long red grass.
My Antonia
15
The other died in the nest of cotton-wool you had made him.
The Gods are Athirst
16
Anyhow, they had young ones in that nest early in the summer.
Amanda: A Daughter of the Mennonites
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Portuguese
ninho
Nest through the time
Nest across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
New Zealand
Common
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