birdnests
Treetop woven cradles
Birdnests are structures birds build to hold their eggs and raise their young, typically woven from twigs, grass, and other materials.
The word also refers to edible nests made by swiftlets from hardened saliva, prized in Chinese cuisine for bird's nest soup.
Hair or wires in hopeless tangles may be called birdnests: The back of her head was a birdnest.
Thin woody shoots
- grassNarrow-leaved ground cover
- mudWet soil mixture
- leavesTree's photosynthetic organs
- mossSpore-bearing ground cover
lichen · feathers · bark · spiderwebs · rootlets · plant fibers · pine needles · weaving
Reproductive cells in shells
- chicksNewly hatched birds
- fledglingsYoung birds with feathers
- nestlingsUnfledged young birds
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
incubation · clutch · hatchlings · breeding · roosting · songbirds · raptors · weaverbirds
Woody perennial plant
- branchDivision or woody limb
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- eavesProjecting roof edges
- chimneyVertical smoke passage
cliff · ledge · burrow · cavity · hollow · riverbank · marshland · wetland
Guarding against harm
snug · insulation · camouflage · concealment · brooding · nurturing · sanctuary · haven
Refined sensitivity or rarity
- soupCooked liquid dish
- swiftletSmall tropical cave bird
- edibleSafe to consume
- salivaMouth's digestive secretion
Chinese cuisine · tonic · collagen · harvesting · cave · luxury · expensive · Southeast Asian
twigs
Thin woody shoots
moss · lichen · feathers · bark · spiderwebs · rootlets · plant fibers · pine needles · weaving · plaiting
eggs
Reproductive cells in shells
- chicksNewly hatched birds
- fledglingsYoung birds with feathers
- nestlingsUnfledged young birds
brooding · incubation · clutch · hatchlings · breeding · roosting · songbirds · raptors · weaverbirds · swallows
tree
Woody perennial plant
chimney · cliff · ledge · burrow · cavity · hollow · riverbank · marshland · wetland · mangrove
protection
Guarding against harm
cozy · snug · insulation · camouflage · concealment · brooding · nurturing · sanctuary · haven · hideaway
delicacy
Refined sensitivity or rarity
saliva · Chinese cuisine · tonic · collagen · harvesting · cave · luxury · expensive · Southeast Asian · gourmet