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  • 1nest box — noun : a box provided for the nesting of domesticated animals (as hens or rabbits) * * * nest box or nesting box noun A box set up for birds to nest in • • • Main Entry: ↑nest * * * (also nesting box) n. a box provided for a bird to make its nest …

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  • 2nest — [nest] n. [ME < OE, akin to Ger nest < IE * nizdos (< base * ni , down + * sed , to SIT) > L nidus, Welsh nyth] 1. the structure made or the place chosen by birds for laying their eggs and sheltering their young 2. a) the place used… …

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  • 3nest — 1 noun (C) 1 a hollow place made or chosen by a bird to lay its eggs in and to make its home in 2 a place where insects or small animals live: a field mouse s nest 3 a nest of spies/criminals/vice etc a place where there are many bad people or… …

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  • 4nest — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ ant s, bird s, wasp s, etc. VERB + NEST ▪ build, construct, make ▪ …

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  • 5Make Way for Ducklings —   …

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  • 6nest — n. structure in which a bird lays eggs and cares for its young; any animal s lair; brood of animals; object shaped like a bird s nest; shelter, retreat; place where something (often bad) flourishes; set of things that fit one into another v.… …

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  • 7nest — [[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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  • 8nest — 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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  • 9Nest-building in primates — In the primate order, nest building behaviour is displayed by prosimians and the great apes. Prosimians build nests instinctively for long durations and these are used not just for sleeping but also raising for families. Great apes build nests… …

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  • 10nest — 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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