Nest
noun
A place where birds lay and take care of their eggs.
The robin built a nest in the tree
Often appears as...
- bird's nest
- build a nest
noun
A place where a person, family, or group lives.
Our home is our nest
Often appears as...
- family nest
- love nest
noun
A place where something bad is done or where bad people gather.
The abandoned warehouse was a nest of illegal activities
Often appears as...
- nest of vipers
- nest of thieves
verb
To build a nest.
The sparrows are nesting in the eaves of our house
Often appears as...
- nesting birds
- nest high
verb
To fit one thing in another.
These boxes are designed to nest for easy storage
Often appears as...
- nest boxes
- nest containers
noun
A place where birds lay and take care of their eggs.
The robin built a nest in the tree
Often appears as...
- bird's nest
- build a nest
noun
A place where a person, family, or group lives.
Our home is our nest
Often appears as...
- family nest
- love nest
noun
A place where something bad is done or where bad people gather.
The abandoned warehouse was a nest of illegal activities
Often appears as...
- nest of vipers
- nest of thieves
verb
To build a nest.
The sparrows are nesting in the eaves of our house
Often appears as...
- nesting birds
- nest high
verb
To fit one thing in another.
These boxes are designed to nest for easy storage
Often appears as...
- nest boxes
- nest containers
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Pro Tip 1/2Metaphoric Use
'Nest' is often used metaphorically to suggest warmth, comfort, and security.
They made a cozy nest of blankets on the floor.
Pro Tip 2/2Seasonal Activity
'Nest' building typically occurs in the spring, when birds mate and prepare for offspring.
Every spring, the park is alive with birds constructing nests.
Pro Tip 1/2Metaphoric Use
'Nest' is often used metaphorically to suggest warmth, comfort, and security.
They made a cozy nest of blankets on the floor.
Pro Tip 2/2Seasonal Activity
'Nest' building typically occurs in the spring, when birds mate and prepare for offspring.
Every spring, the park is alive with birds constructing nests.
Pro Tip 1/2Metaphoric Use
'Nest' is often used metaphorically to suggest warmth, comfort, and security.
They made a cozy nest of blankets on the floor.
Pro Tip 2/2Seasonal Activity
'Nest' building typically occurs in the spring, when birds mate and prepare for offspring.
Every spring, the park is alive with birds constructing nests.
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How to create a great...
know an alphabet is a set of letters that forms the basis of all language and communication second the name provides a playful link back to the companies underneath g for google c for calico n for nest x and so on third the name encourages wall street investors buy this stock and you're making an alpha bet one that will
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The secret to desire in...
or our need for security and adventure, or our need for togetherness and for autonomy, and if you think about the little kid who sits on your lap and who is cozily nested here and very secure and comfortable, and at some point all of us need to go out into the world to discover and to explore.
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TIL: These Birds Trick...
parasitism and a trick is you have to make an egg that looks like all the other eggs otherwise the mother bird will kick that egg out of her nest and just raise her young but if the egg looks exactly like all the other eggs and she doesn't have any other option
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Why do we kiss under...
which are excellent nesting locations for a variety of birds. And despite their parasitic relationship with trees, mistletoes can also help other plants. For instance, juniper sprouts near mistletoe to benefit from the visiting berry-eating birds.
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Ferocious Dinosaur...
young are more likely to survive it now seems clear that the instinct to nurture and care for a nest of eggs had its origins with the dinosaurs it's a behavior that was so successful it's still
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The Biggest Dinosaur...
This isn't the parent. This is a Skorpiovenator, a predator. The skeleton found at the nest site was almost certainly a nest raider, preying on the hatchlings.
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These Ancient Birds Have...
These birds mate for life and the male reaffirms the bond by displaying to the female. They're building a mud nest on the underside of the boulder's overhang,
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Antlion Cone Death Trap...
cleaning out the nest. The sand can reach a scorching 70 centigrade. The ants' long legs raise their bodies above the surface,
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Oviraptorid Defends Her...
Protecting the nest means Gigantoraptors' young are more likely to survive.
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Dinosaurs: Just Big...
Protecting the nest means Gigantoraptors' young are more likely to survive.
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How to create a great...
know an alphabet is a set of letters that forms the basis of all language and communication second the name provides a playful link back to the companies underneath g for google c for calico n for nest x and so on third the name encourages wall street investors buy this stock and you're making an alpha bet one that will
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The secret to desire in...
or our need for security and adventure, or our need for togetherness and for autonomy, and if you think about the little kid who sits on your lap and who is cozily nested here and very secure and comfortable, and at some point all of us need to go out into the world to discover and to explore.
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TIL: These Birds Trick...
parasitism and a trick is you have to make an egg that looks like all the other eggs otherwise the mother bird will kick that egg out of her nest and just raise her young but if the egg looks exactly like all the other eggs and she doesn't have any other option
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Why do we kiss under...
which are excellent nesting locations for a variety of birds. And despite their parasitic relationship with trees, mistletoes can also help other plants. For instance, juniper sprouts near mistletoe to benefit from the visiting berry-eating birds.
Video examples
Ferocious Dinosaur...
young are more likely to survive it now seems clear that the instinct to nurture and care for a nest of eggs had its origins with the dinosaurs it's a behavior that was so successful it's still
Video examples
The Biggest Dinosaur...
This isn't the parent. This is a Skorpiovenator, a predator. The skeleton found at the nest site was almost certainly a nest raider, preying on the hatchlings.
Video examples
These Ancient Birds Have...
These birds mate for life and the male reaffirms the bond by displaying to the female. They're building a mud nest on the underside of the boulder's overhang,
Video examples
Antlion Cone Death Trap...
cleaning out the nest. The sand can reach a scorching 70 centigrade. The ants' long legs raise their bodies above the surface,
Video examples
Oviraptorid Defends Her...
Protecting the nest means Gigantoraptors' young are more likely to survive.
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Dinosaurs: Just Big...
Protecting the nest means Gigantoraptors' young are more likely to survive.
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Michael Leunig
Australian Cartoonist
Life seems sadly mishandled by humans, as if it's all too much for them - they spend so much time and energy hurting each other, making things worse, and fouling their own nest, all because they imagine things aren't good enough and should be made much better.
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Clayton M. Christensen
American Author
The world is a nested space, and so we have our brain as a person, and people are members of teams, and teams are part of business units, and business units are parts of corporations, and corporations are part of industries, which are part of economies.
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Andrew Shue
American Actor
Life is the most exciting opportunity we have. But we have one shot. You graduate from college once, and that's it. You're going out of that nest. And you have to find that courage that's deep, deep, deep in there. Every step of the way.
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Elizabeth Edwards
American Lawyer
I've often said that the most important thing you can give your children is wings. Because, you're not gonna always be able to bring food to the nest. You're... sometimes... they're gonna have to be able to fly by themselves.
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Gary Oldman
English Actor
I was brought up by my mother and my two sisters, although they're older than me and fled the nest very young, so I was technically raised as an only child, but I was very much loved.
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Mirai Nagasu
American Athlete
It was hard for me to leave the nest, but my mom is super proud of me. She said, 'You became independent really quickly, and I'm so proud of you,' but she misses me all the same.
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Bill Moyers
American Journalist
When I learn something new - and it happens every day - I feel a little more at home in this universe, a little more comfortable in the nest.
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Raf Simons
Belgian Designer
I was raised in a very happy nest by very happy people, and I like to think that those are enough ingredients to make me succeed at Dior.
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Donald Cerrone
American Athlete
You have a short window, you know, and if I plan on living the lifestyle I want, I've got to make a nest egg.
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William Blake
English Poet
The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.
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Michael Leunig
Australian Cartoonist
Life seems sadly mishandled by humans, as if it's all too much for them - they spend so much time and energy hurting each other, making things worse, and fouling their own nest, all because they imagine things aren't good enough and should be made much better.
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Clayton M. Christensen
American Author
The world is a nested space, and so we have our brain as a person, and people are members of teams, and teams are part of business units, and business units are parts of corporations, and corporations are part of industries, which are part of economies.
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Andrew Shue
American Actor
Life is the most exciting opportunity we have. But we have one shot. You graduate from college once, and that's it. You're going out of that nest. And you have to find that courage that's deep, deep, deep in there. Every step of the way.
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Elizabeth Edwards
American Lawyer
I've often said that the most important thing you can give your children is wings. Because, you're not gonna always be able to bring food to the nest. You're... sometimes... they're gonna have to be able to fly by themselves.
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Gary Oldman
English Actor
I was brought up by my mother and my two sisters, although they're older than me and fled the nest very young, so I was technically raised as an only child, but I was very much loved.
Quote examples
Mirai Nagasu
American Athlete
It was hard for me to leave the nest, but my mom is super proud of me. She said, 'You became independent really quickly, and I'm so proud of you,' but she misses me all the same.
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Bill Moyers
American Journalist
When I learn something new - and it happens every day - I feel a little more at home in this universe, a little more comfortable in the nest.
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Raf Simons
Belgian Designer
I was raised in a very happy nest by very happy people, and I like to think that those are enough ingredients to make me succeed at Dior.
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Donald Cerrone
American Athlete
You have a short window, you know, and if I plan on living the lifestyle I want, I've got to make a nest egg.
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William Blake
English Poet
The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.
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