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1. nest
noun. ['ˈnɛst'] a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young.
Synonyms
- mouse's nest
- bird's nest
- beehive
- mouse nest
- birdnest
- bird nest
- nidus
- hive
- natural object
Antonyms
- inanimate
- inelastic
- recorded
- dormant
Etymology
- nest (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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Rhymes with Nest Egg
- mctague
Sentences with nest-egg
1. Noun Phrase
Doing this means you won't have to worry about a stock market downturn wiping out your nest egg.
2. Noun Phrase
It takes a surprisingly large nest egg to provide a comfortable middle-class lifestyle on interest alone.
2. nest
verb. ['ˈnɛst'] inhabit a nest, usually after building.
Synonyms
- populate
- inhabit
- dwell
Antonyms
- good
- block
- anachronism
- toy
Etymology
- nest (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. nest
verb. ['ˈnɛst'] fit together or fit inside.
Synonyms
- embed
- imbed
- plant
- implant
Antonyms
- stay in place
- advance
- electroplate
- cushioning
Etymology
- nest (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. nest
noun. ['ˈnɛst'] a kind of gun emplacement.
Synonyms
- weapons emplacement
Antonyms
- unclasp
- recede
Etymology
- nest (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. nest
noun. ['ˈnɛst'] a cosy or secluded retreat.
Antonyms
- dead
Etymology
- nest (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. nest
noun. ['ˈnɛst'] a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality.
Synonyms
- ring
- sleeper nest
- mob
- pack
Antonyms
- unpack
- empty
- disarrange
- decompress
Etymology
- nest (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. nest
noun. ['ˈnɛst'] furniture pieces made to fit close together.
Synonyms
- piece of furniture
- article of furniture
Antonyms
- disjoin
- detach
- open chain
Etymology
- nest (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. nest
verb. ['ˈnɛst'] move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position.
Synonyms
- clutch
- draw close
- snuggle
- hold close
- nuzzle
- cuddle
- hold tight
- nestle
Antonyms
- unreverberant
- give
- undue
- diverge
Etymology
- nest (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
9. egg
noun. ['ˈɛg'] animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds.
Synonyms
- ovum
- chalaza
- yolk
- egg cell
- silkworm seed
- spawn
- nit
- vitellus
Antonyms
- unwind
- lose
- chromatic color
- black
Etymology
- egge (Middle English (1100-1500))
- ecg (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- eggja (Old Norse)
10. egg
noun. ['ˈɛg'] oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food.
Synonyms
- yolk
- protein
- eggs
- shell
- albumen
- egg yolk
- eggshell
- white
- food product
- ovalbumin
- foodstuff
Antonyms
- cold
- bare
- evil
- impure
Etymology
- egge (Middle English (1100-1500))
- ecg (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- eggja (Old Norse)