1
as in center
a place or environment that favors the development of something
suspected that the elite private universities were a nest of antigovernment sentiments
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
2
as in hideout
a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others
headed back to her cozy nest in the mountains for a little rest and relaxation
Synonyms & Similar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of nest
The Big Bear Valley nest is empty, as Jackie and Shadow’s eaglets have taken off on their own.
—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
These small reptiles typically emerge from underground nests and make their way towards a suitable habitat after hatching.
—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
29 June 2026
If you're tempted to remove a nest that a bird plopped in the middle of your petunias, read this first.
—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
29 June 2026
Another cost-effective way to prevent wasps is to use soap and water as a solution to spray onto wasp nests around your house.
—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
The Spruce,
29 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for nest
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
These small reptiles typically emerge from underground nests and make their way towards a suitable habitat after hatching.
—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
29 June 2026
If you're tempted to remove a nest that a bird plopped in the middle of your petunias, read this first.
—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
29 June 2026
Another cost-effective way to prevent wasps is to use soap and water as a solution to spray onto wasp nests around your house.
—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
The Spruce,
29 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for nest
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nest
Noun
-
Neto bobbled the ball for an error, though, and Contreras crushed Johnson’s next pitch for his 20th homer, a 446-foot shot to left-center that left his bat at 112 mph and gave Boston a 5-3 lead.
-
The incident happened less than a week after another child was found dead inside a car at a Plantation early learning center last Monday.
Noun
-
Security forces carried out a ground operation along the border late Sunday, followed by strikes against militant hideouts and safe havens, killing 29 fighters, Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said.
-
Pakistani security forces carried out a ground operation along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border late Sunday, followed by strikes against militant hideouts and safe havens, killing 29 fighters, Pakistan's Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said.
Noun
-
Many gardeners buy praying mantis egg cases (oothecae) from garden nurseries, but this practice is discouraged for two reasons.
-
Find dark skies and point your telescope toward the Milky Way to view the Lagoon Nebula – a star-forming region in the constellation Sagittarius, like a stellar nursery.
Noun
-
Regardless, the small lady leads Paula right to Dennis’ lair.
-
But what was more notable was that the sandwich shop had a portal to a wizard's lair, which is where the Russo kids trained to become the only standing wizard family.
Noun
-
Stracke, who's also a mom to son James, 19, and daughter Porter, 24, revealed that her eldest son intends to enter a seminary and join the priesthood.
-
The former seminary's crypt now houses the Wine Grotto.
Noun
-
The indisputably desirable goal of supporting walking, biking and bus-riding around an Uptown nidus was severely wounded.
-
To deliberately collapse and compress a lobe of lung, and with it, its nidus of festering infection.
Noun
-
The action required is not cultural goodwill but actual capital, flowing from institutions, from investors, and from women with wealth toward the work of building these tables.
-
Downtown Sacramento was awash in Dodger blue as thousands of fans poured into the capital city for a three-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the A’s that concludes Wednesday.
Cite this Entry
“Nest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nest. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
