nest
Hatchling's first home
A nest is built by an animal or insect to sleep in and to raise young.
From this meaning, other small or cozy places may be called nests, like a love nest where people may meet for sex.
The verb nest, when used of animals, means make a nest or go into a nest.
To nest inanimate or intangible things is to fit them one inside the other (Russian nesting dolls).
In computer programming, to nest a command or routine is to put it inside another one.
Thin woody shoots
- sticksSlender wood pieces
- grassNarrow-leaved ground cover
- mudWet soil mixture
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
eggs · tree · branch · perch · rookery · roost · aerie · eyrie
Interlace strands into fabric
leaves · moss · lichen · spider silk · down · fur · bark · reeds
Reproductive cells in shells
- chicksNewly hatched birds
- hatchlingsRecently emerged young animals
- fledglingsYoung birds with feathers
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
incubation · brooding · hatching · nurturing · feeding · parenting · maternal · offspring
Private room or lair
- lairAnimal's hidden dwelling
- hideawaySecluded place of refuge
- safehouseSecure secret shelter
- strongholdFortified place of defense
refuge · retreat · secret · hidden · tucked · concealed · secluded · covert
Lidded storage container
cavity · pocket · compartment · receptacle · cradle · crib · bassinet · bundle
Gathered items tied together
- groupAssembled collection of things
- stackItems piled vertically
- setArrange in position
- collectionGathered set of items
tables · boxes · bowls · arrangement · hierarchy · matryoshka · grouped · layered
twigs
Thin woody shoots
feathers · eggs · tree · branch · perch · rookery · roost · aerie · eyrie · burrow
cozy
Warm and snug
haven · sanctuary · retreat · hearth · dwelling · abode · hideaway · shelter · burrow · den
weave
Interlace strands into fabric
mud · leaves · moss · lichen · spider silk · down · fur · bark · reeds · wool
eggs
Reproductive cells in shells
- chicksNewly hatched birds
- hatchlingsRecently emerged young animals
- fledglingsYoung birds with feathers
clutch · incubation · brooding · hatching · nurturing · feeding · parenting · maternal · offspring · young
den
Private room or lair
stronghold · refuge · retreat · secret · hidden · tucked · concealed · secluded · covert · base
box
Lidded storage container
hollow · cavity · pocket · compartment · receptacle · cradle · crib · bassinet · bundle · enclosure
bundle
Gathered items tied together
collection · tables · boxes · bowls · arrangement · hierarchy · matryoshka · grouped · layered · fitted
- naturesun, moon, sky, trees, water
- SpringApril, May, spring equinox, spring flowers, cherry blossoms
- dwellingshouse, home, apartment, cabin, cottage
- animal habitatsforest, jungle, desert, ocean, rainforest
- animal homesden, burrow, hive, lair, roost
- bird habitatsbirdhouse, aviary, roost, bird sanctuaries, rookery
nestwilderness
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
exposure · open air · the wild · hostile environment · wandering
- nest eggSaved money for later
- rat's nestsSeverely matted hair clumps
- empty nestHome without children anymore
- bird's nestAvian home structure
- hornet's nestAggressive insect hive
- leave the nestBegin living independently
nests, nesting, nestling, nested, nester, nesters, nestlings, nestful, nestlike