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111nest — [OE] Etymologically, a nest is a place for ‘sitting down’. It is a very ancient word, and traces its history all the way back to Indo European *nizdo , a compound formed from *ni ‘down’ (source of English beneath and nether) and *sed (ancestor of …
112nest — A group or collection of similar objects. SEE ALSO: nidus. [A.S.] Brunn n. glandlike invagination of surface transitional epithelium in the epithelium of the lower urinary tract. cell n. a small …
113nest — noun 1) the birds built a nest Syn: roost, aerie 2) the animals disperse rapidly from the nest Syn: lair, den, burrow 3) a cozy love nest Syn: hideaway …
114neştərləmək — f. 1. Neştərlə deşmək, kəsmək, yarmaq. Xan Əsliyə həsrət qoydun Kərəmi; Xəncər alıb neştərlədin yaramı. Aşıq Kərəm. 2. məc. dan. Sancmaq, acılamaq. Arı əlimi neştərlədi. // Məc. mənada. <Xanpəri:> Səndən söz soruşurlar, . . əvvəlcə cavab… …
115nest egg — noun a) A natural or artificial egg placed in a birds nest, to encourage the bird to lay its own eggs there. My improvement relates to artificial eggs composed of a substance which is offensive to insects, the object being to render the same… …
116nest — 1. noun /nɛst/ a) A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young. That nightclub is a nest of strange people! b) A place used by another mammal, fish …
117NEST Foundation — Korea foundation for the NExt generation Sports Talent(NEST) The NEST is a nonprofit government funded body and specially designed human resource development institution which focuses on the next generation’s sport talents and leaders to bring… …
118nest egg — If you have some money saved for the future, it is a nest egg. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you have a nest egg, you have a reserve of money which you put aside for future needs. Our parents consider the money from the sale… …
119nest — noun 1》 a structure or place made or chosen by a bird for laying eggs and sheltering its young. ↘a place where an animal or insect breeds or shelters. ↘a snug or secluded retreat. ↘a bowl shaped object. 2》 a place filled with… …
120nest parasite — /ˈnɛst pærəsaɪt/ (say nest paruhsuyt) noun Zoology 1. Also, brood parasite. a bird that lays its eggs in the nest of a different species, leaving the host bird to incubate the eggs and raise the young. 2. a mite, insect, etc., that infests a bird …
