nest

nest: nest: translation
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noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ ant's, bird's, wasp's, etc.

VERB + NEST

▪ build, construct, make

▪ sit on

▪ The male and female take turns to sit on the nest.

▪ occupy

▪ The litters of several different females often occupy the same nest.

▪ abandon, desert, fly, leave

▪ Her children have flown the nest. (figurative)

▪ defend, guard

▪ disturb

▪ You should avoid disturbing the nest until after the eggs are hatched.

▪ destroy

▪ find, locate

NEST + NOUN

▪ site

▪ The male uses song to attract a female to his nest site.

▪ hole

▪ box (usually nesting box in BrE)

▪ mate

PREPOSITION

▪ away from a/the nest

▪ A rat took the egg while the mother was away from the nest.

▪ in a/the nest, inside a/the nest

▪ The snake will attack if disturbed inside its nest.

▪ on a/the nest

▪ The female spends all her time on the nest.
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verb

Nest is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑bird, ↑duck, ↑eagle, ↑owl, ↑pigeon

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