Phrase Hound found 22 phrases and 13 compound words that contain nests. The most common are listed below. Open nests in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 22
- birds' nestsplural of bird's nest: A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate its eggs and rear its young.
- empty nestsplural of empty nest: A home or a family where the children have grown up and moved away.
- language nestsplural of language nest: A language revitalisation programme in which children and non-native speakers acquire the endangered language through immersion in special-purpose locations called 'nests'.
- bird-nestsplural of bird-nest: A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate its eggs and rear its young.
- gravel nestsplural of gravel nest: A shallow depression made in the gravel bed of a water body in which fish lay eggs.
- hornets' nestsplural of hornets' nest: A nest of hornets.
- love nestsplural of love nest: A residence, especially a condominium or cabin, where a couple (particularly a newly cohabiting or married couple) can enjoy each other's company.
- nests togetherthird-person singular simple present indicative of nest together: To fit together snugly; to be part of a compact unit.
- trap nestsplural of trap nest: A nest box in which a bird is confined for laying, until released by an attendant.
- UFO nestsplural of UFO nest: A crop circle, regarded as a landing site for UFOs.
- brood nestsplural of brood nest: The area of a beehive where the young are reared
- hive nestsplural of hive nest: A large nest built and occupied by several pairs of birds together.
- mares' nestsplural of mare's nest
- edible birds' nestsplural of edible bird's nest: A nest of certain species of swiftlet, especially edible-nest swiftlet, Aerodramus fuciphagus or the black-nest swiftlet, Aerodramus maximus, made by the male swiftlet from its gelatinous saliva, and highly …
- Zapotec nestsplural of Zapotec nest: A small woven basket attached to a cactus in order to cultivate cochineal.
- bird's nestsplural of bird's nest: A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate its eggs and rear its young.
- crow's nestsplural of crow's nest: A small open-top shelter, originally a cask, on the top of the foremast, large enough to accommodate a lookout. It was used by whalers to watch for a blow (spout), or in icebound waters to seek a channel.
- cuckoo's nestsplural of cuckoo's nest: A lunatic asylum.
- edible bird's nestsplural of edible bird's nest: A nest of certain species of swiftlet, especially edible-nest swiftlet, Aerodramus fuciphagus or the black-nest swiftlet, Aerodramus maximus, made by the male swiftlet from its gelatinous saliva, and highly …
- mare's nestsplural of mare's nest
- rat's nestsplural of rat's nest: Something that is excessively complicated, entangled, or disorderly (either physically or metaphorically).
- yellow bird's-nestsplural of yellow bird's-nest: An epiparasitic plant, Monotropa hypopitys.
Compound words 13
- birdnestsplural of birdnest: A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate its eggs and rear its young.
- birdsnestsplural of birdsnest: A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate its eggs and rear its young.
- broodnestsplural of broodnest: The area of a beehive where the young are reared
- clapnestsplural of clapnest: A form of clap net used to capture ground-nesting birds
- crowsnestsplural of crowsnest: A small open-top shelter, originally a cask, on the top of the foremast, large enough to accommodate a lookout. It was used by whalers to watch for a blow (spout), or in icebound waters to seek a channel.
- disneststhird-person singular simple present indicative of disnest: To dislodge from a nest.
- earnestsplural of earnest: Gravity; serious purpose; earnestness.
- eggnestsplural of eggnest: An egg case of any of the orthopteroid insects (such as cockroaches and mantids).
- hangnestsplural of hangnest: A nest that hangs down like a bag or pocket, generally from a tree branch.
- lovenestsplural of lovenest: A residence, especially a condominium or cabin, where a couple (particularly a newly cohabiting or married couple) can enjoy each other's company.