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Meanings of
nest
in English
Russian
гнезда
Portuguese
ninho
Spanish
nidifican
Catalan
niu
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Place of refuge for animals.
nests
drey
Russian
гнезда
Catalan
abraçar
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Move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position.
nestle
cuddle
snuggle
nuzzle
draw close
Catalan
abraçar
Synonyms
Examples for "
nestle
"
nestle
cuddle
snuggle
nuzzle
draw close
Examples for "
nestle
"
1
They watched the larks
nestle
in, and fly out of the gold.
2
At night many of the donkeys roam free or
nestle
in courtyards.
3
Villages
nestle
in the valleys, manor houses set just a little apart.
4
She pulled herself closer, as if she could
nestle
into his heart.
5
The deal would significantly boost
Nestle
's
position in the pet food market.
1
Sounds like a good time for me to return for another
cuddle
.
2
You can all
cuddle
down in a pile on the big bearskin.
3
We shall dig holes in the iceberg, and
cuddle
ourselves up there.
4
It'll give your Geeklings something new to
cuddle
up with at night.
5
The whole time we would
cuddle
and just smile at each other.
1
Here was no warm side of a tepee against which to
snuggle
.
2
The cook's son, Andrey too, has managed to
snuggle
in beside them.
3
I extricated myself from the
snuggle
position and got off the couch.
4
To have someone to
snuggle
up to when the night gets lonely.
5
As Florence recovered in bed, Papille would
snuggle
up to her, Brian said.
1
Jon knelt and let the direwolf
nuzzle
him before they set off.
2
Or
nuzzle
him close in the pillowy haven of six different perfumes?
3
I lunged up, straining to lick him,
nuzzle
him, climb on him.
4
Warmth flows from the touch and I resist the impulse to
nuzzle
.
5
Taking swift advantage Viper lowered his head to
nuzzle
at her neck.
1
Now, let us go, before they
draw
close
enough to hear us.
2
They
draw
close
to one another, until each holds the other's hand.
3
There's no way to
draw
close
to her and know her.
4
The camp-fire was pleasant to
draw
close
to, for the night was cold.
5
What will you do when we
draw
close
to the city?
Usage of
nest
in English
1
Of course, the risk of stirring up a hornets'
nest
was considerable.
2
The birds
nest
in northern Europe and fly south in the fall.
3
The
nest
measured quite 18 inches in diameter and five in thickness.
4
Place the shredded lettuce in the
nest
and then the prepared salmon.
5
At sunset the last of the laggards is back in the
nest
.
6
So was this second pair beginning a new
nest
well into August?
7
There were two eggs in one
nest
and three in the other.
8
When the taboo ended in the Trailheader
nest
,
a second crisis arose.
9
The grave looked like the newly made
nest
of some huge bird.
10
At last he gained the rim of the
nest
and looked in.
11
The Dorking Hen had knocked it from the
nest
in her flight.
12
She became an inert package easily carried to the new
nest
site.
13
The present
nest
contained a pure white egg; the other spotted eggs.
14
We sat down and made a
nest
in the long red grass.
15
The other died in the
nest
of cotton-wool you had made him.
16
Anyhow, they had young ones in that
nest
early in the summer.
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nest
Noun
Singular
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
little nest
own nest
nest in
find a nest
old nest
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Translations for
nest
Russian
гнезда
гнёзда
гнездование
гнездо
Portuguese
ninho
Spanish
nidifican
nido
Catalan
niu
abraçar
acostar-se
arrambar-se
Nest
through the time
Nest
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
New Zealand
Common
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