bird's nest
Avian home structure
A bird's nest is a structure built by birds to hold eggs and shelter young—typically woven from twigs, grass, and other materials.
The term extends to anything resembling this shape or construction: bird's nest pasta, Her hair was a bird's nest.
Bird's nest soup is a Chinese delicacy made from the nests of swiftlets, constructed primarily from hardened saliva.
Safe to consume
- swiftletSmall tropical cave bird
- soupCooked liquid dish
- ChineseOf that Asian nation
- cuisineCharacteristic cooking style
collagen · expensive · delicacy · harvesting · cave · luxury · gelatinous · tonic
Thin woody shoots
- strawTube for sipping
- mossSpore-bearing ground cover
- mudWet soil mixture
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
grass · lichen · down · saliva · leaves · cup-shaped · woven · lined
Reproductive cells in shells
- chicksNewly hatched birds
- nestlingUnfledged young bird
- fledglingsYoung birds with feathers
- broodHatchlings as a group
incubation · hatchling · yolk · warmth · protection · brooding · parenting · feeding
edible
Safe to consume
cuisine · collagen · expensive · delicacy · harvesting · cave · luxury · gelatinous · tonic · medicinal
twigs
Thin woody shoots
feathers · grass · lichen · down · saliva · leaves · cup-shaped · woven · lined · constructed
eggs
Reproductive cells in shells
- chicksNewly hatched birds
- nestlingUnfledged young bird
- fledglingsYoung birds with feathers
brood · incubation · hatchling · yolk · warmth · protection · brooding · parenting · feeding · shelter
roosting
Settling to sleep aloft
- perchingResting while gripping
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
foraging · migration · sanctuary · preserve · wildlife · conservation · biodiversity · ecosystem · endemic · avian
refuge
Place of safety
cozy · snug · home · haven · secure · private · secluded · domestic · comfortable · intimate
- messy hairbedhead, knotted hair, frizzy hair, matted hair, wild hair
- tanglestangle, knot, snarl, jumble, mess
- trapezeflying trapeze, flyer, catcher, bar, safety net
- fishing reelsspinning reel, baitcasting reel, baitcaster, fly reel, casting reel
- messy situationsjunk drawer, pigsty, disaster zone, train wreck, hot mess