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    [Noun]  | "nest" | \ ˈnest \


    1: a bed or receptacle prepared by an animal and especially a bird for its eggs and young

    2: a place or specially modified structure serving as an abode of animals and especially of their immature stages

    3: a receptacle resembling a bird's nest

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German nest nest, Latin nidus;

    [Noun]  | "nest egg" 


    1: a natural or artificial egg left in a nest especially to induce a hen to continue to lay there

    2: a fund of money accumulated as a reserve

    Origin: 14th century ;

    [Noun]  | "bird's-nest fern" | \ ˈbərdz-ˌnest- \


    1: a large epiphytic spleenwort (Asplenium nidus) of tropical Asia and Polynesia that has large lance-shaped leaves and is often grown as a houseplant

    Origin: 1831 ;

    [Noun]  | "bird's nest soup" 


    1: a soup made with the nest of a swiftlet (especially Aerodramus fuciphagus) that builds it using a glutinous secretion from its salivary glands

    Origin: 1744 ;

    [Noun]  | "crow's nest" 


    1: a partly enclosed platform high on a ship's mast for use as a lookout; also : a similar lookout (as for traffic control)

    Origin: 1818 ;

    [Noun]  | "emp*ty-nest syndrome" | \ ˌem(p)-tē-ˈnest- \


    1: an emotional letdown often experienced by an empty nester

    Origin: 1965 ;

    [Noun]  | "hornet's nest" 


    1: a troublesome or hazardous situation

    2: an angry reaction

    Origin: circa 1740 ;

    [Noun]  | "love nest" 


    1: a place (such as an apartment) used for amorous and often illicit rendezvous

    Origin: 1919 ;

    [Noun]  | "mare's nest" 


    1: a false discovery, illusion, or deliberate hoax

    2: a place, condition, or situation of great disorder or confusion

    Origin: 1576 ;

    [Verb]  | "nest" 


    1: to build or occupy a nest : settle in or as if in a nest

    2: to fit compactly together or within one another : embed

    3: to form a nest for

    Origin: 13th century ;

    [Noun]  | "nest" 


    1: a place or environment that favors the development of something;


      * e.g., " ... suspected that the elite private universities were a nest of antigovernment sentiments "



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    2: a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others;


      * e.g., " ... headed back to her cozy nest in the mountains for a little rest and relaxation "



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    [Noun]  | "nest egg" 


    1: a sum of money set aside for a particular purpose;


      * e.g., " ... paid for the computer out of his nest egg "



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    [Noun]  | "nest eggs" 


    1: a sum of money set aside for a particular purpose;


      * e.g., " ... paid for the computer out of his nest egg "



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    [Noun]  | "mare's nest" 


    1: a state in which everything is out of order;


      * e.g., " ... the lack of planning had resulted in the city's evacuation being a mare's nest of epic proportions "




    [Noun]  | "crow's nest" 


    1: as in tower, watchtower;


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     [ "nest" ]

    1: A makeshift bed made entirely of pillows where two people nuzzle and express emotions for one another.

      * e.g.,  ... Guy: How was your date last night 

     [ "nest" ]

    1: When you don't have a pad or tampon on you when you get your period so you just create a makeshift pad out of layered toilet paper.

      * e.g.,  ... Friend 1: Aw girl that would suck if you got your period and you were unprepared. 

     [ "nest" ]

    1: placing the safety toilet paper on the seat in a public bathroom before using it.

      * e.g.,  ... -Did you make a nest? 

     [ "nest" ]

    1: House, residence, pad, etc. Also see crib.

      * e.g.,  ... Lets grab some beers and cruise back to da nest. 

     [ "nest" ]

    1: where birds live

      * e.g.,  ... You're retarded 

     [ "nest" ]

    1: A cool chatboard for women married women with a sence of humor.

      * e.g.,  ... if you can not laugh at yourself stay away from the nest. 

     [ "nest" ]

    1: A makeshift home for a hobo, not a homeless person. Often very hard to spot by the eyes of a human, but for a hobo it is easy to spot. Multiple hobos may try to share one large nest, but hobos are very possesive, so they will often take a piss on each others stuff to claim it, which results in the hobos splitting up.

      * e.g.,  ... Guy 1: is that some sort of clubhouse. 

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    1: When several vampires live together it is called sharing a nest. When vampires share nest they become more cruel and more unlike humans.

      * e.g.,  ... Malcolm, Liam and Diane shared a vampire nest and, as a result, were known to be more cruel and mean then other vampires. 

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    1: When several vampires live together it is called sharing a nest. When vampires share nests they become more cruel and unlike humans.

      * e.g.,  ... Malcolm, Liam and Diane shared a vampire nest and, as a result, were known to be more cruel and mean then other vampires. (characters from True Blood) 

     [ "nest" ]

    1: a comfortable residence or job situation

      * e.g.,  ... He worked hard to insure that he had a nest of his own. 

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