NEST

4 letters 4 Scrabble points /nɛst/

Definition of NEST

noun

  1. A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.

  2. A place used by another mammal, fish, amphibian or insect, for depositing eggs and hatching young.

  3. A snug, comfortable, or cosy residence or job situation.

verb

  1. (of animals) To build or settle into a nest.

  2. To settle into a home.

    "We loved the new house and were nesting there in two days!"

  3. To successively neatly fit inside another.

    "I bought a set of nesting mixing bowls for my mother."

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters N E S T
Length 4 letters
Scrabble Score 4 points

Anagrams of NEST

Words that use the same letters:

NETS SENT SNET STEN TENS

Words Containing "NEST"

ACENESTHESIA ACROANESTHESIA AMNESTY AMNESTIC AMNESTIED AMNESTIES AMNESTYING ANAMNESTIC ANAMNESTICALLY ANESTASSIA ANESTHESIA ANESTHESIANT ANESTHESIAS ANESTHESIMETER ANESTHESIOLOGY ANESTHESIOMETER ANESTHESIS ANESTHETIC ANESTHETICALLY ANESTHETICS

Words Starting with "NEST"

NESTA NESTABLE NESTAGE NESTED NESTER NESTERS NESTFUL NESTY NESTIATRIA NESTING NESTINGS NESTITHERAPY NESTLE NESTLED NESTLER NESTLERS NESTLES NESTLIKE NESTLING NESTLINGS

Words Ending with "NEST"

BARRENEST BEATINEST BIRDNEST BIRDSNEST BOTTLENEST BROWNEST CERTAINEST CLAPNEST CLEANEST COMMONEST DISHONEST DISNEST DIVINEST DOGGONEST DUNNEST EARNEST ERNEST EVENEST FAINEST FINEST