nest
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: simple
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Etymology: From Middle English nest, nist, nyst, from Old English nest, from Proto-West Germanic *nest, from Proto-Germanic *nestą, from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós (“nest”), literally "where [the bird] sits down", a compound of *ni (“down”) (whence also English nether) + the zero-grade of the root *sed- (“to sit”) (whence also English sit).
Inflected forms:
form: nests
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: nests
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: nesting
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: nested
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: nested
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.
pos: noun
gloss: A place used by a monotreme, fish, amphibian or insect, for depositing eggs and hatching young.
pos: noun
gloss: A snug, comfortable, or cosy residence or job situation.
pos: noun
gloss: A retreat, or place of habitual resort.
pos: noun
gloss: A hideout for bad people to frequent or haunt; a den.
pos: noun
examples: a nest of thieves
That nightclub is a nest of strange people!
Capt. Kirby and I concluding it might be of great Service to the Eaſt-India Company to deſtroy such a Neſt of Rogues, were ready to ſail for that Purpoſe […]
Miss Carpenter told me that a short time previously some Bow Street constables had been sent down to this place to ferret out a crime which had been committed there, and that they reported there was not in all London such a nest of wickedness as they had explored.
gloss: A home that a child or young adult shares with a parent or guardian.
pos: noun
examples: I am aspiring to leave the nest.
gloss: A fixed number of cards in some bidding games awarded to the highest bidder allowing him to exchange any or all with cards in his hand.
pos: noun
examples: I was forced to change trumps when I found the ace, jack, and nine of diamonds in the nest.
gloss: A fortified position for a weapon.
pos: noun
examples: a machine gun nest
gloss: A structure consisting of nested structures, such as nested loops or nested subroutine calls.
pos: noun
examples: Subroutine 4 cannot jump out of the subroutine nest in one step. Each return address must be popped from the stack in the order in which it was pushed onto the stack.
Our analysis to this point has assumed that in a loop nest, we are only parallelizing a single loop.
gloss: A circular bed of pasta, rice, etc. to be topped or filled with other foods.
pos: noun
gloss: An aggregated mass of any ore or mineral, in an isolated state, within a rock.
pos: noun
gloss: A collection of boxes, cases, or the like, of graduated size, each put within the one next larger.
pos: noun
gloss: A compact group of pulleys, gears, springs, etc., working together or collectively.
pos: noun
gloss: The pubic hair near a vulva or a vulva itself.
pos: noun
tags: US
slang
vulgar
gloss: To build or settle into a nest.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
gloss: To settle into a home.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
examples: We loved the new house and were nesting there in two days!
gloss: To successively neatly fit inside another.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
examples: I bought a set of nesting mixing bowls for my mother.
gloss: To place in, or as if in, a nest.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
gloss: To place one thing neatly inside another, and both inside yet another (and so on).
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: There would be much more room in the attic if you had nested all the empty boxes.
gloss: To hunt for birds' nests or their contents (usually "go nesting").
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
examples: After the first heavy frost, when acorns were falling, I took a friend into partnership and went nesting.
Related words: nestling
Nest in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
Derived words: misnest
nestable
renest
Translations:
lang: Abkhaz
word: ахтәалара
roman: axtʷʼalara
lang: Acehnese
word: eumpung
lang: Afrikaans
word: nes
lang: Albanian
word: fole
lang: Southern Altai
word: уйа
roman: uya
lang: Amharic
word: ጎጆ
roman: goǧo
lang: Ao
word: tesep
lang: Western Apache
word: itʼoh
lang: Arabic
word: عُشّ
roman: ʕušš
lang: Arabic
word: أَعْشَاش
roman: ʔaʕšāš
lang: Arabic
word: وَكْر
roman: wakr
lang: Chadian Arabic
word: عش
roman: ʔušš
lang: Arabic
word: عش
roman: ʕešš
lang: Arabic
word: وكر
roman: wikr
lang: Aragonese
word: niedo
lang: Armenian
word: բույն
roman: buyn
lang: Aromanian
word: cuibar
lang: Aromanian
word: cuib
lang: Assamese
word: বাহ
roman: bah
lang: Asturian
word: nieru
lang: Asturian
word: níu
lang: Asturian
word: ñíu
lang: Azerbaijani
word: yuva
lang: Bangi
word: zumbu
lang: Bashkir
word: оя
roman: oya
lang: Basque
word: habia
lang: Belarusian
word: гняздо́
roman: hnjazdó
lang: Bengali
word: নীড়
roman: niṛ
lang: Bengali
word: আবাস
roman: abaś
lang: Bhojpuri
word: घोंसला
roman: ghōnsᵊlā
lang: Central Bikol
word: tataghan
lang: Central Bikol
word: salag
lang: Breton
word: neizh
lang: Bulgarian
word: гнездо́
roman: gnezdó
lang: Burmese
word: သိုက်
roman: suik
lang: Burmese
word: အသိုက်
roman: a.suik
lang: Burmese
word: မြုံ
roman: mrum
lang: Canela
word: jahê
lang: Carpathian Rusyn
word: гнїздо́
roman: hnjizdó
lang: Catalan
word: niu
lang: Cebuano
word: salag
lang: Chamicuro
word: imajka
lang: Chechen
word: бен
roman: ben
lang: Tedim Chin
word: bu
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 竇 /窦
roman: dau³
lang: Chinese
word: вә
roman: və
lang: Chinese
word: 岫
roman: siū
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 鳥巢 /鸟巢
roman: niǎocháo
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 巢
roman: cháo
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 窩 /窝
roman: wō
lang: Chukchi
word: кытчыгъёԓгын
roman: kytčygʺjoḷgyn
lang: Ngazidja Comorian
word: traya
lang: Corsican
word: nidu
lang: Czech
word: hnízdo
lang: Dalmatian
word: naid
lang: Danish
word: rede
lang: Danish
word: fuglerede
lang: Dutch
word: nest
lang: Erzya
word: пизэ
roman: pizë
lang: Esperanto
word: nesto
lang: Estonian
word: pesa
lang: Evenki
word: умук
roman: umuk
lang: Evenki
word: хуги
roman: hugi
lang: Extremaduran
word: ñiu
lang: Fala
word: níu
lang: Faroese
word: reiður
lang: Fataluku
word: vari
lang: Finnish
word: pesä
lang: French
word: nid
lang: Friulian
word: nît
lang: Friulian
word: nîd
lang: Galician
word: niño
lang: Galician
word: neal
lang: Galician
word: niallo
lang: Galician
word: neada
lang: Galician
word: nío
lang: Galician
word: liñeiro
lang: Galician
word: cogordo
lang: Georgian
word: ბუდე
roman: bude
lang: German
word: Nest
lang: Gothic
word: 𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌻𐍃
roman: sitls
lang: Greek
word: φωλιά
roman: foliá
lang: Ancient Greek
word: νεοσσιά
roman: neossiá
lang: Paraguayan Guarani
word: taity
lang: Haitian Creole
word: nich
lang: Hawaiian
word: pūnana
lang: Hebrew
word: קֵן
roman: ken
lang: Higaonon
word: salag
lang: Hindi
word: घोसला
roman: ghoslā
lang: Hindi
word: घोंसला
roman: ghõslā
lang: White Hmong
word: zes
lang: Hungarian
word: fészek
lang: Icelandic
word: hreiður
lang: Ido
word: ucelonesto
lang: Ido
word: nesto
lang: Indonesian
word: sarang
lang: Ingrian
word: pesä
lang: Ingush
word: бӏи
roman: bˀi
lang: Irish
word: sead
lang: Irish
word: nead
lang: Italian
word: nido
lang: Japanese
word: 巣
roman: su
lang: Japanese
word: ネスト
roman: nesuto
lang: Javanese
word: susuh
lang: Kalmyk
word: үр
roman: ür
lang: Kannada
word: ಗೂಡು
roman: gūḍu
lang: Karelian
word: pezä
lang: Kashmiri
word: اول
roman: vl
lang: Kashubian
word: gniôzdo
lang: Kayapó
word: jaê
lang: Kazakh
word: ұя
roman: ūä
lang: Eastern Khanty
word: тыӽәԓ
roman: tyḥəł
lang: Khmer
word: ទ្រនំ
roman: trɔɔnum
lang: Komi-Zyrian
word: поз
roman: poz
lang: Korean
word: 둥지
roman: dungji
lang: Korean
word: 새집
roman: saejip
lang: Korean
word: 보금자리
roman: bogeumjari
lang: Central Kurdish
word: لانە
roman: lane
lang: Central Kurdish
word: ھێلانە
roman: hêlane
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: hêlîn
lang: Kyrgyz
word: уя
roman: uya
lang: Lakota
word: hoȟpi
lang: Lao
word: ຮັງ
roman: hang
lang: Latgalian
word: pereklis
lang: Latin
word: nīdus
lang: Latvian
word: lizda
lang: Latvian
word: ligzda
lang: Latvian
word: lizda
lang: Lezgi
word: муг
roman: mug
lang: Ligurian
word: nïo
lang: Lingala
word: zombo
lang: Lithuanian
word: lizdas
lang: Livonian
word: piezā
lang: Lombard
word: nid
lang: Lü
word: ᦣᧂ
roman: hang
lang: Ludian
word: peza
lang: Luxembourgish
word: Nascht
lang: Macedonian
word: гнездо
roman: gnezdo
lang: Maguindanao
word: salag
lang: Makasae
word: wari
lang: Malay
word: sarang
lang: Malayalam
word: കൂട്
roman: kūṭŭ
lang: Maltese
word: bejta
lang: Manchu
word: ᡶᡝᠶᡝ
roman: feye
lang: Mansaka
word: pogad
lang: Māori
word: kōhanga
lang: Māori
word: kōpae
lang: Maranao
word: salag
lang: Marathi
word: घरटे
roman: gharṭe
lang: Eastern Mari
word: пыжаш
roman: pyžaš
lang: Western Mari
word: пӹжӓш
roman: pÿžäš
lang: Minangkabau
word: sarang
lang: Central Sierra Miwok
word: hé·sa-
lang: Moksha
word: пиза
roman: piza
lang: Mongolian
word: үүр
roman: üür
lang: Mongolian
word: ᠡᠭᠦᠷ
roman: egür
lang: Khiamniungan Naga
word: vēu-àp
lang: Nanai
word: омо
roman: omo
lang: Navajo
word: atʼoh
lang: Nepali
word: गुँड
roman: gũḍ
lang: Nga La
word: bu
lang: Nga La
word: vaa-bu
lang: Nogai
word: уя
roman: uya
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: fuglerede
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: fuglereir
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: rede
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: reir
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: fuglereir
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: reir
lang: Occitan
word: nis
lang: Ojibwe
word: zasaanh
lang: Church Slavic
word: гнѣздо
roman: gnězdo
lang: Church Slavic
word: ⰳⱀⱑⰸⰴⱁ
roman: gnězdo
lang: Old East Slavic
word: гнѣздо
roman: gnězdo
lang: Old English
word: nest
lang: Oromo
word: mandhee
lang: Osage
word: hcí
lang: Pangasinan
word: abong
lang: Pangasinan
word: obong
lang: Pangasinan
word: balaong
lang: Pangasinan
word: kalaba
lang: Pangasinan
word: balolang
lang: Pannonian Rusyn
word: гнїздо
roman: hnjizdo
lang: Papiamentu
word: nèshi
lang: Pashto
word: ځاله
roman: jãla
lang: Iranian Persian
word: لانِه
roman: lâne
lang: Iranian Persian
word: آشْیانِه
roman: âšyâne
lang: Piedmontese
word: ni
lang: Pitjantjatjara
word: mina
lang: Polish
word: gniazdo
lang: Portuguese
word: ninho
lang: Pykobjê
word: jaahi
lang: Quechua
word: thapa
lang: Rohingya
word: bahá
lang: Romagnol
word: nid
lang: Romanian
word: cuib
lang: Romansh
word: gnieu
lang: Romansh
word: igniv
lang: Russian
word: гнездо́
roman: gnezdó
lang: Samoan
word: ōfaga
lang: Sanskrit
word: स्वसर
roman: svasara
lang: Sardinian
word: nidu
lang: Sardinian
word: niu
lang: Campidanese Sardinian
word: niu
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: nead
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: гнијездо
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: гнездо
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: gnijezdo
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: gnezdo
lang: Shan
word: ႁင်း
roman: háng
lang: Sicilian
word: nidu
lang: Silesian
word: gniŏzdo
lang: Sinhalese
word: කදලුව
roman: kadaluwa
lang: Slovak
word: hniezdo
lang: Slovene
word: gnezdo
lang: Slovincian
word: gnjozdô
lang: Lower Sorbian
word: gnězdo
lang: Upper Sorbian
word: hnězdo
lang: Spanish
word: nido
lang: Sundanese
word: sayang
lang: Swahili
word: kiota
lang: Swedish
word: rede
lang: Swedish
word: bo
lang: Tabasaran
word: мукь
roman: muq̇
lang: Tagalog
word: limliman
lang: Tahitian
word: ofaaraa
lang: Tai Dam
word: ꪭꪰꪉ
roman: ꞌhắng
lang: Tai Nüa
word: ᥞᥒᥰ
roman: häng
lang: Tajik
word: лона
roman: lona
lang: Tajik
word: ошёна
roman: ošyona
lang: Tamil
word: கூடு
roman: kūṭu
lang: Tatar
word: оя
roman: oya
lang: Tausug
word: pugad
lang: Telugu
word: గూడు
roman: gūḍu
lang: Thai
word: รัง
roman: rang
lang: Thai
word: รังนก
roman: rang-nók
lang: Northern Thai
word: ᩁᩢ᩠ᨦ
lang: Tibetan
word: བྱ་ཚང
roman: bya tshang
lang: Tocharian B
word: lesto
lang: Tok Pisin
word: haus bilong pisin
lang: Turkish
word: yuva
lang: Ottoman Turkish
word: یوا
roman: yuva
lang: Turkmen
word: höwürtge
lang: Ukrainian
word: гніздо́
roman: hnizdó
lang: Urdu
word: آشِیانَہ
roman: āśiyāna
lang: Urdu
word: گھون٘سْلَہ
roman: ghõsla
lang: Urdu
word: گھون٘سْلا
roman: ghõslā
lang: Uyghur
word: ئۇۋا
roman: uwa
lang: Uzbek
word: uya
lang: Uzbek
word: in
lang: Venetan
word: nìo
lang: Venetan
word: nit
lang: Venetan
word: njaro
lang: Veps
word: peza
lang: Vietnamese
word: tổ
lang: Vietnamese
word: ổ
lang: Vilamovian
word: naost
lang: Volapük
word: bödanäst
lang: Volapük
word: bödanästil
lang: Volapük
word: näst
lang: Volapük
word: nästil
lang: Volapük
word: smabed
lang: Võro
word: pesä
lang: Votic
word: pesä
lang: Warlpiri
word: mina
lang: Welsh
word: nyth
lang: Yámana
word: kuš
lang: Yiddish
word: נעסט
roman: nest
lang: Zhuang
word: rongz
lang: Zou
word: bi
lang: Zou
word: bu
lang: Dutch
word: in elkaar stapelen
lang: Finnish
word: laittaa sisäkkäin
lang: French
word: emboîter
lang: Hungarian
word: egymásba rak
lang: Polish
word: zagnieździć
lang: Portuguese
word: aninhar
lang: Swedish
word: stapla