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Synonyms 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
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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 for nest
- concealment,
- covert,
- den,
- hermitage,
- hideaway,
- hideout,
- hidey-hole
- (or hidy-hole),
- lair
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The first known use of nest was before the 12th century
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