Definition of nest

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Nest (n.) The bed or receptacle prepared by a fowl for holding her eggs and for hatching and rearing her young.

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Inwardness :: Inwardness (n.) Heartiness; earnestness.
Dishonesty :: Dishonesty (n.) Dishonor; dishonorableness; shame.
Nestle :: Nestle (v. t.) To cherish, as a bird her young..
Mare''s-nest :: Mare's-nest (n.) A supposed discovery which turns out to be a hoax; something grosaly absurd.
Rascally :: Rascally (a.) Like a rascal; trickish or dishonest; base; worthless; -- often in humorous disparagement, without implication of dishonesty..
Termatarium :: Termatarium (n.) Any nest or dwelling of termes, or white ants..
Arles :: Arles (n. pl.) An earnest; earnest money; money paid to bind a bargain.
Hangbird :: Hangbird (n.) The Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula); -- so called because its nest is suspended from the limb of a tree. See Baltimore oriole.
Groan :: Groan (v. i.) To strive after earnestly, as with groans..
Strong :: Strong (superl.) Ardent; eager; zealous; earnestly engaged; as, a strong partisan; a strong Whig or Tory..
Koel :: Koel (n.) Any one of several species of cuckoos of the genus Eudynamys, found in India, the East Indies, and Australia. They deposit their eggs in the nests of other birds..
Indirect :: Indirect (a.) Not tending to an aim, purpose, or result by the plainest course, or by obvious means, but obliquely or consequentially; by remote means; as, an indirect accusation, attack, answer, or proposal..
Crow''s-nest :: Crow's-nest (n.) A box or perch near the top of a mast, esp. in whalers, to shelter the man on the lookout..
Unvalued :: Unvalued (a.) Having inestimable value; invaluable.
Square :: Square (a.) Rendering equal justice; exact; fair; honest, as square dealing..
Ovenbird :: Ovenbird (n.) Any species of the genus Furnarius, allied to the creepers. They inhabit South America and the West Indies, and construct curious oven-shaped nests..
Right-minded :: Right-minded (a.) Having a right or honest mind.
Pray :: Pray (v. t.) To ask earnestly for; to seek to obtain by supplication; to entreat for.
Gloat :: Gloat (v. i.) To look steadfastly; to gaze earnestly; -- usually in a bad sense, to gaze with malignant satisfaction, passionate desire, lust, or avarice..
Inestimable :: Inestimable (a.) Incapable of being estimated or computed; especially, too valuable or excellent to be measured or fully appreciated; above all price; as, inestimable rights or privileges..
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