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nest

noun

ˈnest How to pronounce nest (audio)
Definition of nestnext
1
as in center
a place or environment that favors the development of something suspected that the elite private universities were a nest of antigovernment sentiments

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2
as in hideout
a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others headed back to her cozy nest in the mountains for a little rest and relaxation

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Recent Examples of nest There are even measurement markings inside the bowl to make portioning ingredients easier, and the bowls nest inside each other for more compact storage. — Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2026 No, while most yellow jackets build underground nests, some species construct aerial nests in trees inside building walls. — Nick Perry, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026 Nonetheless, the titanosaur nests would have been large enough to make a distinct impression on the landscape, especially if the dinosaurs nested communally. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026 In August, the Department of Agriculture says its agents found 1,090 hornets and 60 nests while checking nearly 8,000 traps across the state. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nest
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nest
  1. center
  2. hideout
  3. nursery
  4. lair
  5. seminary
  6. nidus
  7. capital
Noun
  • And both need the metals to build the data centers that will power their AI buildouts.
    — Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Build a Command Deck With the Control Center The Control Center was a welcome addition to iOS 7 in 2013, but its implementation still feels more like a junk drawer than a command center.
    — Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of center
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  • In episode three, mercenaries rock up to the Reacher gang’s secret hideout intending to kill them all.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The days are long and hot, and elk retreat to cool hideouts in the timber.
    — Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of hideout
Noun
  • Chrissy Teigen previously reached out about a painting for her daughter’s nursery, though the project ultimately didn’t move forward.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
  • When designing nursery gear, the baby bottle naturally gets the spotlight.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of nursery
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  • This transforms Huston into a colorful enchantress with her grim lair now becoming a lush Greek-like temple.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Some large bulls may retreat to lairs and hang out by themselves, remaining there as long as there is adequate food and water.
    — Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of lair
Noun
  • Eventually, Lamb attended seminary and became a Catholic priest in 1966.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The location pushed the seminary’s politics to the left, but poverty and activist flags are harder to find in Chelsea these days.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of seminary
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  • The indisputably desirable goal of supporting walking, biking and bus-riding around an Uptown nidus was severely wounded.
    — Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 30 Nov. 2020
  • To deliberately collapse and compress a lobe of lung, and with it, its nidus of festering infection.
    — Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 24 Mar. 2017
Definition of nidus
Noun
  • The financial bets are large enough for boards to wince at capital expenditure implications.
    — Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Ukraine's State Emergency Service said Tuesday that Russian strikes on Kyiv had killed one person and wounded seven other people since the start of the day, with attacks carried out on the capital's gas stations.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
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