Sentence:  The plover lays its eggs in a <WSD>scrape</WSD> on the ground. &para; [...] &para; Birds' nests can be little more than a <WSD>scrape</WSD> in the ground or a delicate structure of plant material, mud, and saliva. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A shallow depression used by ground birds as a nest; a nest scrape.