nest 音标拼音: [n'ɛst]
n . 巢,窝,休息所,隐匿处
vi . 筑巢,找鸟巢
vt . 为…设窝,使套入
巢,窝,休息所,隐匿处筑巢,找鸟巢为…设窝,使套入
nest 巢; 巢结; 巢套; 套; 巢状; 嵌套; 後进先出( 一种存取方式 )
nest 巢
nest n 1 :
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young 2 :
a kind of gun emplacement ; "
a machine -
gun nest "; "
a nest of snipers "
3 :
a cosy or secluded retreat 4 :
a gang of people (
criminals or spies or terrorists )
assembled in one locality ; "
a nest of thieves "
5 :
furniture pieces made to fit close together v 1 :
inhabit a nest ,
usually after building ; "
birds are nesting outside my window every Spring "
2 :
fit together or fit inside ; "
nested bowls "
3 :
move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position ;
"
We cuddled against each other to keep warm "; "
The children snuggled into their sleeping bags " [
synonym : {
cuddle }, {
snuggle },
{
nestle }, {
nest }, {
nuzzle }, {
draw close }]
4 :
gather nests Nest \
Nest \,
v .
i .
To build and occupy a nest .
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1913 Webster ]
The king of birds nested within his leaves . --
Howell .
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Nest \
Nest \ (
n [
e ^]
st ),
n . [
AS .
nest ;
akin to D . &
G .
nest ,
Sw .
n [
aum ]
ste ,
L .
nidus ,
for nisdus ,
Skr .
n [
imac ][
dsdot ]
a resting place ,
nest ;
cf .
Lith .
lizdas ,
Arm .
neiz ,
Gael . &
Ir .
nead .
Prob .
from the particle ni down ,
Skr .
ni the root of E .
sit ,
and thus orig .,
a place to sit down in . [
root ]
264 .
See {
Nether },
and {
Sit },
and cf . {
Eyas }, {
Nidification }, {
Nye }.]
1 .
The bed or receptacle prepared by a fowl for holding her eggs and for hatching and rearing her young .
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The birds of the air have nests . --
Matt .
viii .
20 .
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2 .
Hence :
The place in which the eggs of other animals ,
as insects ,
turtles ,
etc .,
are laid and hatched ;
a snug place in which young animals are reared . --
Bentley .
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3 .
A snug ,
comfortable ,
or cozy residence or situation ;
a retreat ,
or place of habitual resort ;
hence ,
those who occupy a nest ,
frequent a haunt ,
or are associated in the same pursuit ;
as ,
a nest of traitors ;
a nest of bugs .
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A little cottage ,
like some poor man '
s nest .
--
Spenser .
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4 . (
Geol .)
An aggregated mass of any ore or mineral ,
in an isolated state ,
within a rock .
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5 .
A collection of boxes ,
cases ,
or the like ,
of graduated size ,
each put within the one next larger .
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6 . (
Mech .)
A compact group of pulleys ,
gears ,
springs ,
etc .,
working together or collectively .
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Nest \
Nest \,
v .
t .
To put into a nest ;
to form a nest for .
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From him who nested himself into the chief power .
--
South .
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142 Moby Thesaurus words for "
nest ":
a mass of ,
a world of ,
abide ,
abiding place ,
abode ,
address ,
aerie ,
anchor ,
apiary ,
army ,
bee tree ,
beehive ,
berth ,
bevy ,
billet at ,
birthplace ,
bivouac ,
breeding place ,
brood ,
brooder ,
bunch ,
bunk ,
burrow ,
camp ,
cantonment ,
cloud ,
clutch ,
clutter ,
cohabit ,
colonize ,
come to anchor ,
covey ,
cradle ,
crash pad ,
crib ,
den ,
domesticate ,
domicile ,
domiciliate ,
domus ,
doss down ,
drop anchor ,
dwell ,
dwelling ,
dwelling place ,
ensconce ,
establish residence ,
eyrie ,
farrow ,
flight ,
flock ,
flocks ,
forcing bed ,
fry ,
get ,
habitation ,
hail ,
hang out ,
hatch ,
hatchery ,
haunt ,
hideaway ,
hive ,
host ,
hotbed ,
incubator ,
inhabit ,
jam ,
keep house ,
lair ,
large amount ,
legion ,
litter ,
live ,
live at ,
locate ,
lodge ,
lodging ,
lodging place ,
lodgment ,
lots ,
many ,
masses of ,
mob ,
moor ,
move ,
muchness ,
multitude ,
nidus ,
numbers ,
nursery ,
occupy ,
pack ,
pad ,
park ,
people ,
perch ,
place ,
place to live ,
plurality ,
populate ,
quantities ,
quite a few ,
refuge ,
relocate ,
remain ,
reside ,
residence ,
resort ,
retreat ,
roof ,
rookery ,
room ,
roost ,
rout ,
ruck ,
scores ,
seat ,
set up housekeeping ,
set up shop ,
settle ,
settle down ,
shoal ,
sit down ,
snuggery ,
spat ,
spawn ,
squat ,
stand ,
stay ,
stay at ,
strike root ,
swarm ,
take residence at ,
take root ,
take up residence ,
tenant ,
throng ,
tidy sum ,
vespiary ,
worlds of ,
young
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