nest
verb [I] /nest/Definition
C2 to build a nest, or live in a nest: We've got some swallows nesting in our roof at the moment. Stone farm buildings are ideal nesting sites for barn owls.Animal (non-human) behaviour
(Definition of nest verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- dawn chorus noun
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- hibernate verb
- maul verb (ANIMAL)
- moult verb
- perch verb
- savage adjective
- savage verb
- scavenge verb
- scratch verb (CUT)
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- slough sth off phrasal verb
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- snarl verb
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