NEST Synonyms

• a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

• a plot of ground in which plants are growing

• a depression forming the ground under a body of water

• (geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock)

• a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit

• single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance

• the flat surface of a printing press on which the type form is laid in the last stage of producing a newspaper or magazine or book etc.

• a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track

• furnish with a bed

• place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil

• put to bed

• have sexual intercourse with

• prepare for sleep

• a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter

• move through by or as by digging

• the habitation of wild animals

• a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws

• a unit of 8 to 10 cub scouts

• a room that is comfortable and secluded

• (law) the residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return; every person is compelled to have one and only one domicile at a time

• housing that someone is living in

• make one's home in a particular place or community

• housing that someone is living in

• the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)

• any habitation at a high altitude

• the native habitat or home of an animal or plant

• housing that someone is living in

• the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men)

• a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary

• a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo

• a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws

• an area where you can be alone

• an opening into or through something

• an opening deliberately made in or through something

• one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course

• an unoccupied space

• a depression hollowed out of solid matter

• a fault

• informal terms for a difficult situation

• informal terms for the mouth

• hit the ball into the hole

• make holes in

• the habitation of wild animals

• temporary living quarters

• housing available for people to live in

• a safe place

• something or someone turned to for assistance or security

• a shelter from danger or hardship

• act of turning to for assistance

• (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat

• a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet

• (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position

• (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset

• an area where you can be alone

• withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation

• the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)

• pull back or move away or backward

• move away, as for privacy

• move back

• make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity

• a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds

• a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep

• sit, as on a branch

• settle down or stay, as if on a roost

• a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace

• move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position

• hold (a person or thing) close, as for affection, comfort, or warmth

• a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace

• move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position

• lie in a sheltered position

• position comfortably

• move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position

• rub noses

• dig out with the snout