nest
Từ điển Collocation
nest noun
ADJ. ant's, bird's, wasp's, etc.
VERB + NEST build, make | sit on The male and female take turns to sit on the nest. | fly, leave The young ones have flown the nest.
NEST + NOUN site The male uses song to attract a female to his nest site. | hole
PREP. away from a/the ~ A rat took the egg while the mother was away from the nest. | in/inside a/the ~ The snake will attack if disturbed inside its nest. | on a/the ~ The female spends all her time on the nest.
Từ điển WordNet
n.
- a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
- a kind of gun emplacement
a machine-gun nest
a nest of snipers
- a cosy or secluded retreat
- a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality
a nest of thieves
- furniture pieces made to fit close together
v.
- inhabit a nest, usually after building
birds are nesting outside my window every Spring
- fit together or fit inside
nested bowls
- move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position; cuddle, snuggle, nestle, nuzzle, draw close
We cuddled against each other to keep warm
The children snuggled into their sleeping bags
- gather nests
Microsoft Computer Dictionary
vb. To embed one construct inside another. For example, a database may contain a nested table (a table within a table), a program may contain a nested procedure (a procedure declared within a procedure), and a data structure may include a nested record (a record containing a field that is itself a record).
English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary
nests|nested|nesting
syn.: cuddle draw close nestle nuzzle snuggle
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