nests
nests is the plural of nest.
nests is the third-person singular simple present indicative of nest.
Meaning of nest
Noun
nest (plural nests)
- A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.
- A place used by a mammal, fish, amphibian or insect, for depositing eggs and hatching young.
- A snug, comfortable, or cosy residence or job situation.
- A retreat, or place of habitual resort.
- A hideout for bad people to frequent or haunt; a den.
- a nest of thieves
- A home that a child or young adult shares with a parent or guardian.
- I am aspiring to leave the nest.
Noun capitalized: NESTs
NESTs
- plural of NEST
Proper noun capitalized: Nests
Nests
- plural of Nest
Phrases with nests
- UFO nests
- bird nests
- hive nests
- love nests
- trap nests
- brood nests
- empty nests
- rat's nests
- bird's nests
- birds' nests
- crow's nests
- gravel nests
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Questions about nests
- What is nests the plural of?
- Nests is the plural of nest.
- What part of speech is nests?
- Nests can be a noun or a proper noun.
Words near nests in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: nests (page history and authors); NESTs (page history and authors); Nests (page history and authors); nest (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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