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nest in Arabic

عُشّ ʕušš

/nɛst/

nest in Arabic: عُشّ (ʕušš), أَعْشَاش (ʔaʕšāš), وَكْر (wakr), عش (ʕešš). In English, nest means a structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.

Arabic words for nest

bird-built structure
عُشّ ʕušš, أَعْشَاش ʔaʕšāš, وَكْر wakr, عش ʕešš, وكر wikr
place for depositing eggs
عُشّ ʕušš
snug residence
مَسْكَن maskan
retreat
مُنْتَجَع muntajaʕ
hideout — see also hideout, cave
مَعْقَل maʕqal
to build or settle into a nest
عَشَّشَ ʕaššaša

English meaning of nest

  1. noun A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.
  2. noun A place used by a mammal, fish, amphibian or insect, for depositing eggs and hatching young.
  3. noun A snug, comfortable, or cosy residence or job situation.
  4. noun A retreat, or place of habitual resort.

Full definition of nest

nest in a sentence

  • That nightclub is a nest of strange people!
  • I am aspiring to leave the nest.
  • I was forced to change trumps when I found the ace, jack, and nine of diamonds in the nest.

Synonyms of nest

nest in other languages

Questions about nest in Arabic

What is the meaning of nest in Arabic?
Nest in Arabic is عُشّ (ʕušš), أَعْشَاش (ʔaʕšāš), وَكْر (wakr), عش (ʕešš).
ما معنى كلمة nest؟
Nest: عُشّ (ʕušš), أَعْشَاش (ʔaʕšāš), وَكْر (wakr), عش (ʕešš).
What does nest mean in English?
Nest means a structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.

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