Both literal and figurative
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English Definitions
nest
N
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
nest
N
a kind of gun emplacement
nest
N
a cosy or secluded retreat
nest
N
a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality
nest
N
furniture pieces made to fit close together
nest
V
inhabit a nest, usually after building
nest
V
fit together or fit inside
nest
V
move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
nest egg
N
a fund of money put by as a reserve
nest egg
N
device consisting of an artificial egg left in a nest to induce hens to lay their eggs in it
N
someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it
nester
N
a bird that has built (or is building) a nest
N
a place suitable for nesting
nestle
N
a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace
nestle
V
move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
nestle
V
lie in a sheltered position
nestle
V
position comfortably
drawn or pressed close to someone or something for or as if for affection or protection
N
young bird not yet fledged
nestling
N
a young person of either sex
N
(Greek mythology) a wise old counselor to the Greeks at Troy
Nestor
N
a genus of Psittacidae
N
large brownish-green New Zealand parrot
N
a terrorist organization in Bolivia that acts as an umbrella for numerous small indigenous subversive groups; a revival of a group with Marxist-Leninist ideologies originally established by Che Guevara in the 1960s
N
a follower of Nestorius
Nestorian
relating to Nestorius or Nestorianism
N
a Christian Church in the Middle East that followed Nestorianism; there is still a small Nestorian Church in Iraq
N
the theological doctrine (named after Nestorius) that Christ is both the son of God and the man Jesus (which is opposed to Roman Catholic doctrine that Christ is fully God)
N
Syrian who was a Christian bishop and Patriarch of Constantinople in the early fifth century; one of the major heresies concerning the doctrine of the hypostasis of Christ was named after him (died in 451)
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