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nestlike

nestlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a nest.

Adjective

nestlike (comparative more nestlike, superlative most nestlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a nest.

Forms of nestlike

comparativemore nestlike
superlativemost nestlike

Origin of nestlike

From nest + -like.

Questions about nestlike

What does nestlike mean?
Nestlike means resembling or characteristic of a nest.
What part of speech is nestlike?
Nestlike is an adjective.

Words near nestlike in the dictionary

  1. nestles
  2. nestless
  3. nestlessness
  4. nestlet
  5. nestlets
  6. nestlike
  7. nestling
  8. nestlingly
  9. nestlings
  10. nestmaking
  11. nestmate

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