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nest meaning in English

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nest substantief
{n}

brat [brats](a selfish, spoiled, or unruly child)
noun
[UK: bræt] [US: ˈbræt]

brood [broods](the young of certain animals)
noun
[UK: bruːd] [US: ˈbruːd]

kindle(group of kittens)
noun
[UK: ˈkɪn.dl̩] [US: ˈkɪn.dl̩]

sack [sacks](colloquial: bed)
noun
[UK: sæk] [US: ˈsæk]

nestblijvend bijvoeglijk naamwoord

nidicolous(tending to stay at the nest or birthplace)
adjective
[UK: nˈɪdɪkələs] [US: nˈɪdɪkələs]

nestel substantief
{m}

aiglet(tip on a ribbon or cord)
noun
[UK: ˈæ.ɡlɪt] [US: ˈeɪ.ɡlɪt]

nestelen werkwoord

ensconce [ensconced, ensconcing, ensconces](to settle comfortably)
verb
[UK: ɪn.ˈskɒns] [US: ən.ˈskɑːns]

nesteling substantief
{m}

eyas(hawk)
noun
[UK: ˈaɪəs] [US: ˈaɪəs]

nestoriaans bijvoeglijk naamwoord

Nestorian(related to the teachings of Nestorius)
adjective
[UK: ne.ˈstɔːiən] [US: ne.ˈstɔː.riən]

adelaarsnest substantief
{n}

eyrienoun
[UK: ˈeə.ri] [US: ˈe.ri]

amnestie substantief
{f}

amnesty [amnesties](act of the sovereign power)
noun
[UK: ˈæm.nə.sti] [US: ˈæm.nə.sti]

benzinestation substantief
{n}

gas station [gas stations](an establishment which sells gasoline to pump directly into a car)
noun
[UK: ɡæs ˈsteɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˈɡæs ˈsteɪʃ.n̩]

bijennest substantief
{n}

beehive [beehives](home of bees)
noun
[UK: ˈbiː.haɪv] [US: ˈbiː.ˌhaɪv]

broeinest substantief
{n}

hotbed [hotbeds](place ideal for the growth of something undesirable)
noun
[UK: ˈhɒt.bed] [US: ˈhɑːt.ˌbed]

defenestratie substantief
{f}

defenestration [defenestrations](act of throwing out a window)
noun
[UK: dɪfˌenɪstrˈeɪʃən] [US: dɪfˌenɪstrˈeɪʃən]

defenestreren werkwoord

defenestrate(eject from a window)
verb

innestelen werkwoord

hard code(to insert unchangeable code)
verb

kakkernestje substantief
{n}

hot favorite(one that is favored above others)
noun

kinesthesie substantief
{f}

kinesthesia(sensation or perception of motion)
noun

kraaiennest substantief
{n}

crow's nest(open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout)
noun
[UK: ˈkrəʊz.nest] [US: ˈkrəʊz.nest]

mierennest substantief
{n}

anthill(home of ants and termites)
noun
[UK: ˈænt.ˌhɪl] [US: ˈænt.ˌhɪl]

minestrone substantief
{m} {f}

minestrone(thick Italian vegetable soup)
noun
[UK: ˌmɪ.nɪ.ˈstrəʊ.ni] [US: ˌmɪ.nɪˈstro.ʊ.ni]

minestronesoep substantief
{m} {f}

minestrone(thick Italian vegetable soup)
noun
[UK: ˌmɪ.nɪ.ˈstrəʊ.ni] [US: ˌmɪ.nɪˈstro.ʊ.ni]

roofvogelnest substantief
{n}

eyrie(bird of prey's nest)
noun
[UK: ˈeə.ri] [US: ˈe.ri]

verwend nest substantief
{n}

mammothrept(spoilt child)
noun

vogelnestjessoep substantief
{f}

bird's nest soup(Chinese delicacy)
noun
[UK: ˈbɜːdz nest suːp] [US: ˈbɝːdz ˈnest ˈsuːp]

wespennest substantief
{n}

hornets' nest(an unpleasant or controversial situation)
noun

zonnesteek substantief
{m}

heat stroke [heat strokes](severe hyperthermia)
noun
[UK: hiːt strəʊk] [US: ˈhiːt stroʊk]

zonnestelsel substantief
{n}

solar systemnoun
[UK: ˈsəʊ.lə(r) ˈsɪ.stəm] [US: ˈsoʊ.lə(r) ˈsɪ.stəm]

zonnestelsel eigennam
{n}

Solar System(the Sun and all the heavenly bodies that orbit around it)
proper noun
[UK: ˈsəʊ.lə(r) ˈsɪ.stəm] [US: ˈsoʊ.lə(r) ˈsɪ.stəm]

zonnestilstand substantief
{m}

solstice [solstices](point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun)
noun
[UK: ˈsɒl.stɪs] [US: ˈsɒl.ˌstɪs]

zonnestraal substantief

sunbeam [sunbeams](narrow, intense ray of sunlight)
noun
[UK: ˈsʌn.biːm] [US: ˈsʌn.ˌbiːm]