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  • 81Nest box — Typical nest boxes in the UK …

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  • 82nest — nestable, adj. nester, n. nestlike, adj. nesty, adj. /nest/, n. 1. a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear …

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  • 83nest egg — noun 1. a fund of money put by as a reserve • Syn: ↑savings • Derivationally related forms: ↑save (for: ↑savings) • Hypernyms: ↑fund, ↑monetary fund …

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  • 84nest — nest1 [nest] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(birds)¦ 2¦(insects/animals)¦ 3 leave/fly the nest 4 nest of spies/thieves/intrigue etc 5 nest of tables/boxes etc ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English;] 1.) ¦(BIRDS)¦ a place made or chosen by a bird to lay its eggs in and to live in… …

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  • 85nest — [[t]ne̱st[/t]] nests, nesting, nested 1) N COUNT: oft poss N A bird s nest is the home that it makes to lay its eggs in. I can see an eagle s nest on the rocks. 2) VERB When a bird nests somewhere, it builds a nest and settles there to lay its… …

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  • 86nest — I UK [nest] / US noun [countable] Word forms nest : singular nest plural nests ** 1) a structure that birds make to keep their eggs and babies in build a nest: Ducks usually build their nests on the ground. a) a place that insects or small… …

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  • 87nest — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ ant s, bird s, wasp s, etc. VERB + NEST ▪ build, construct, make ▪ …

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  • 88nest — nest1 [ nest ] noun count ** 1. ) a structure that birds make to keep their eggs and babies in: build a nest: Ducks usually build their nests on the ground. a ) a place that insects or small animals such as mice make to live in: an ants nest b )… …

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  • 89nest — {{11}}nest (n.) O.E. nest bird s nest, snug retreat, also young bird, brood, from P.Gmc. *nistaz (Cf. M.L.G., M.Du. nest, Ger. Nest), from PIE *nizdo (Cf. Skt. nidah resting place, nest, L. nidus nest, O.C.S. gnezdo, O.Ir. net, Welsh …

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  • 90Nest (disambiguation) — A nest is an animal s home. Nest may also refer to: National Employment Savings Trust, the UK s default (from 2012) workplace pension scheme Nest (album), an album by the Odds Nest (band), a Finnish band NEST+M, New Explorations into Science,… …

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