1) Abode 2) Drey 3) Home 4) Lair 5) Multitude 6) Nidus 7) Nuzzle 8) Roost
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1) Abode for a bird 2) Abode in a bush 3) Abode in an apple 4) Abode on a branch 5) Abode on a limb 6) Aerie 7) Aerie or nidus 8) Aerie or snuggery 9) Aerie, essentially 10) Airy home 11) Albatross abode 12) American arts magazine 13) And their home 14) Animal cam view, often 15) Arbor abode 16) Arboreal abode
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NEST is an abbreviation for one of the following: ...
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[software] == Modeling philosophy == A NEST simulation tries to follow the logic of an electrophysiological experiment that takes place inside a computer with the difference, that the neural system to be investigated must be defined by the experimenter. The neural system is defined by a possibly large number of neurons and their connections...
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A nest is a structure built by animals to hold its eggs, its offspring, or occasionally the animal itself. Although nests are most closely associated with birds, members of all classes of vertebrates and some invertebrates construct nests. They may be composed of organic material such as twigs, grass, and leaves, or may be a simple depression in t...
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[magazine] Nest: A Quarterly of Interiors was a magazine published from 1997 to 2004, for a total run of 26 issues. The first issue was Fall 1997, and the second issue was Fall 1998. Thereafter, the issues were Winter `98-`99, Spring `99, Summer `99, Fall `99, Winter `99-`00, and so on until Fall `04. Marketed as an interior design magazine...
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[protein structural motif] The Nest is a type of protein structural motif. Peptide nests are small anion-binding molecular features of proteins and peptides. Each consists of the main chain atoms only of three consecutive amino acid residues. The main chain NH groups bind the anions while the side chain atoms are often not involved. Proline...
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• (n.) A snug, comfortable, or cozy residence or situation; a retreat, or place of habitual resort; hence, those who occupy a nest, frequent a haunt, or are associated in the same pursuit; as, a nest of traitors; a nest of bugs. • (n.) The bed or receptacle prepared by a fowl for holding her eggs and for hatching and rearing her young. &b...
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The spot in where are fish, such as a largemouth bass or bluegill, deposits its eggs. Some nests, such as those for largemouth bass, can be well defined. For largemouth bass, the female lays the eggs and the male guards the eggs. See the listing for
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A secluded place where a hen feels she may safely leave her eggs; also, the act of brooding.
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structure created by an animal to house its eggs, its young, or, in some cases, itself. Nests are built by a few invertebrates, especially the ... [17 related articles]
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Some animals laid their eggs and raised their young in nests. Some fossilized nests have been found, including those of the plant-eating dinosaur Maiasaura .
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Origin: AS. Nest; akin to D. & G. Nest, Sw. Naste, L. Nidus, for nisdus, Skr. Nia resting place, nest; cf. Lith. Lizdas, Arm. Neiz, Gael. & Ir. Nead. Prob. From the particle ni down, Skr. Ni + the root of E. Sit, and thus orig, a place to sit down in. ... See Nether, and Sit, and cf. Eyas, Nidification, Nye. ... 1. The bed or receptacle pre...
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Place that birds use to incubate their eggs. Some species also use the nest to raise their young until they fledge. There are as many different types of nests as there are species of birds. Some nests are very basic while others are quite complex. Some are very small (Hummingbird) while others grow larger and larger over the years (Osprey). Many sh...
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Nest intransitive verb To build and occupy a nest. « The king of birds
nested within his leaves.»
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Nest transitive verb To put into a nest; to form a nest for. « From him who
nested himself into the chief power.»
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Nest noun [ Anglo-Saxon nest ; akin to D. & German nest , Swedish näste , Latin nidus , for nisdus , Sanskrit nī...a resting place, nest; confer Lithuanian lizdas , Arm. neiz , Gael. & Ir. nead . Prob. from the particle ni
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Type: Term Pronunciation: nest Definitions: 1. A group or collection of similar objects.
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Nest is the collective noun for a group of ants.
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n] - a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young 2. [n] - a cosy or secluded retreat 3. [n] - a gang of criminals assembled in one place 4. [n] - furniture pieces made to fit close together 5. [n] - a kind of gun emplacement 6. [v] - inhabit a nest, as of birds and some insects 7. [v] - fit tog...
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In avian biology, a structure built, excavated, or taken over by a bird, in which the eggs are laid and remain until they hatch. In many species, the young remain in the nest until they are able to fly. In some species, the “nest” is simply a scrape or depression on the ground. See specific nest types, such as cup nest, for more information.
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noun a kind of gun emplacement; `a machine-gun nest`; `a nest of snipers`
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Place chosen or constructed by a bird or other animal for incubation of eggs, hibernation, and shelter. Nests vary enormously, from saucerlike hollows in the ground, such as the scrapes of hares, to large and elaborate structures, such as the 4-m/13-ft diameter mounds of the megapode birds. Birds' nests Birds that nest in slight dep...
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a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes. · a place used by insects, fishes, turtles, rabbits, etc., for depositing their eggs or young. ...
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