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nest noun

  /nɛst/
  • A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.
  • A place used by a monotreme, fish, amphibian or insect, for depositing eggs and hatching young.
  • A snug, comfortable, or cosy residence or job situation.
 ninho
  • A hideout for bad people to frequent or haunt; a den.
 covil, esconderijo
  • A retreat, or place of habitual resort.
 retiro, ninho

nest verb

  /nɛst/
  • (intransitive, of animals) To build or settle into a nest.
 aninhar, fazer ninho
  • (transitive) To place one thing neatly inside another, and both inside yet another (and so on).
 aninhar
  • (intransitive) To successively neatly fit inside another.
 encaixar
  • (intransitive) To settle into a home.
 mudar-se

nesting noun

  /ˈnɛstɪŋ/
  • The process by which a bird nests.
 nidificação
nest egg
andês, endez, indez, economias, pé-de-meia
love nest
garçonnière, ninho de amor
bird's nest
ninho
crow's nest
cesto da gávea
empty nest
ninho vazio
empty nest syndrome
síndrome do ninho vazio
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