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nest

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Synonyms and Antonyms of nest

1 a place or environment that favors the development of something

suspected that the elite private universities were a nest of antigovernment sentiments

Synonyms of nest

breeding ground, hotbed, hothouse, nidus, nursery, seedbed, seminary

Words Related to nest

base, capital, center, core, cynosure, eye, focus, heart, hub, mecca, nucleus, seat

focus, headquarters

2 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

Synonyms of nest

concealment, covert, den, hermitage, hideaway, hideout, hidey-hole (or hidy-hole), lair

Words Related to nest

blind, cover, nook, recess

hangout, harbor, harborage, haunt, haven, redoubt, refuge, retreat, shelter

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