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nest

[nest] / nɛst /


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Considering I was in a blanket nest on my bed, where I was both comfortable and liking it...the two feelings seemed related.

From Literature

Still, my insides squirmed like I’d swallowed a nest of live spiders, and I could feel my hands trembling.

From Literature

Should we do the same for our nest eggs when conflict looms?

From The Wall Street Journal

This winter's extreme flooding has destroyed nests, drowned small mammals and threatens a sharp drop in butterflies and other species this spring.

From BBC

A 40-year-old in 1980 who put a chunk of their nest egg into gold only would have broken even last year, two decades into retirement.

From The Wall Street Journal