Definition of nest

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Nest (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..

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Booby :: Booby (n.) A swimming bird (Sula fiber or S. sula) related to the common gannet, and found in the West Indies, nesting on the bare rocks. It is so called on account of its apparent stupidity. The name is also sometimes applied to other species of gannets; as, S. piscator, the red-footed booby..
Upright :: Upright (a.) Morally erect; having rectitude; honest; just; as, a man upright in all his ways..
Fair-minded :: Fair-minded (a.) Unprejudiced; just; judicial; honest.
Stocky :: Stockwork (n.) A metalliferous deposit characterized by the impregnation of the mass of rock with many small veins or nests irregularly grouped. This kind of deposit is especially common with tin ore. Such deposits are worked in floors or stories.
Nestle :: Nestle (v. t.) To house, as in a nest..
Agitation :: Agitation (n.) Examination or consideration of a subject in controversy, or of a plan proposed for adoption; earnest discussion; debate..
Whites :: Whites (n. pl.) The finest flour made from white wheat.
Divine :: Divine (a.) Godlike; heavenly; excellent in the highest degree; supremely admirable; apparently above what is human. In this application, the word admits of comparison; as, the divinest mind. Sir J. Davies..
Erotesis :: Erotesis (n.) A figure o/ speech by which a strong affirmation of the contrary, is implied under the form o/ an earnest interrogation, as in the following lines; -.
Eggery :: Eggery (n.) A place where eggs are deposited (as by sea birds) or kept; a nest of eggs.
Eyry :: Eyry (n.) The nest of a bird of prey or other large bird that builds in a lofty place; aerie.
Honest :: Honest (a.) To adorn; to grace; to honor; to make becoming, appropriate, or honorable..
Rascal :: Rascal (v.) A mean, trickish fellow; a base, dishonest person; a rogue; a scoundrel; a trickster..
Wittol :: Wittol (n.) A man who knows his wife's infidelity and submits to it; a tame cuckold; -- so called because the cuckoo lays its eggs in the wittol's nest.
Single-hearted :: Single-hearted (a.) Having an honest heart; free from duplicity.
Dehonestation :: Dehonestation (n.) A dishonoring; disgracing.
Sound :: Sound (superl.) Free from error; correct; right; honest; true; faithful; orthodox; -- said of persons; as, a sound lawyer; a sound thinker..
Dehonestate :: Dehonestate (v. t.) To disparage.
Strive :: Strive (v. i.) To make efforts; to use exertions; to endeavor with earnestness; to labor hard.
Dishonest :: Dishonest (a.) Dishonorable; shameful; indecent; unchaste; lewd.
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