Definition of "nest" []

• A container or shelter made by a bird out of twigs, grass, or other material to hold its eggs and young. (noun)
• A similar structure in which fish, insects, or other animals deposit eggs or keep their young. (noun)
• A place in which young are reared; a lair. (noun)
• A number of insects, birds, or other animals occupying such a place: a nest of hornets. (noun)
• A place affording snug refuge or lodging; a home. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "        Cosimo of the stork nest    nest nest                green nest chunks"
• "Now, throughout _the whole of these families the nest is open_, and I am not aware of a single instance in which any one of these birds builds a _domed nest_, or places it in a _hole of a tree_, or _underground_, or in any place where it is effectually concealed."
• "                         red nest        building the nest    a nest toad"