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nest

/nɛst/

Traducciones

nestnoun

nests

множ.

/nɛst/

гнездо

The bird built a nest in the tree.

Птица построила гнездо на дереве.

Traducciones adicionales

Sinónimos

nestverb

nested

Прошедшее простое время

nested

Причастие прошедшего времени

nesting

Герундий

/nɛst/

гнездиться

Birds often nest in trees.

Птицы часто гнездятся на деревьях.

Sinónimos

nestadjective

/nɛst/

Used attributively to modify another noun, e.g. "nest box", "nest site".

Definiciones

nestnoun

A structure or place made or chosen by a bird for laying eggs and sheltering its young.

The robin built a nest in the tree outside our window.

A place or environment that breeds or harbors a particular activity, situation, or group, especially one considered undesirable or dangerous.

The abandoned warehouse was a nest of criminal activity.

A set of objects of one kind contained within another, such as a nest of tables.

She bought a nest of tables for her living room.

A group of people or things of a similar type forming a compact or closely connected group.

The spies operated from a nest of safe houses across the city.

A snug retreat or dwelling place; a home.

They turned the small cottage into a warm nest for their family.

nestverb

To build or occupy a nest.

The birds nest in the tall trees every spring.

To fit one object inside another.

The bowls are designed to nest together for easy storage.

To place or arrange something in a snug or secure position.

She nested the fragile items in layers of bubble wrap before packing them.

To organize data or elements in a hierarchical structure.

The programmer nested the functions to improve the code's efficiency.

nestadjective

Relating to or designed for a bird's nest or nesting activity.

The conservationists put up nest boxes along the woodland edge.