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mares' nests

mares' nests is the plural of mare's nest.

Meaning of mare's nest

Noun

mare's nest (plural mare's nests or mares' nests)

  1. (figuratively) A great discovery which turns out to be illusory; especially, a hoax.
    • Near-synonyms: bullshit, horseshit
    Synonyms:
    bullshit, horseshit
  2. (figuratively) A confused or complicated situation; a muddle.
    • Though Chancellor Maupeou had supported the idea of a trial [...], the legal proceedings developed into a mare's nest of accusations and counter-accusations.2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 277
    Synonyms:
    rat's nest

Questions about mares' nests

What is mares' nests the plural of?
Mares' nests is the plural of mare's nest.

Words near mares' nests in the dictionary

  1. mareographs
  2. Mareotic
  3. Marero
  4. mares
  5. Mares Run
  6. mares' nests
  7. mares' tails
  8. mares'-tails
  9. Maresca
  10. Marescas
  11. mareschal

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