English-Thai Dictionary

nest

N ที่อยู่  บ้าน  ti-yu

 

nest

N รังนก  brood hatch ranf-nok

 

nest

VT วาง อย่างเป็นระเบียบ  ใส่ อย่างเป็นระเบียบ  wang-yang-pen-ra-biab

 

nest egg

N จำนวน เงิน ที่เก็บ ไว้ ใช้ ในอนาคต  jam-nuan-ngen-ti-kab-wai-chai-nai-ar-na-kod

 

nest egg

N เงิน ที่ เก็บสำรอง ไว้ ใช้ ยามฉุกเฉิน  ไข่ เทียม หรือ จาก ธรรมชาติ ที่ ใช้ ไว้ ล่อ แม่ ไก่ ให้ มาก ก 

 

nest in

PHRV สร้าง รัง อยู่ ใน  sang-rang-yu-nai

 

nestle

VI ซบ  อิงแอบ  แนบชิด  เบียด  cuddle nuzzle snuggle sob

 

nestle

VI นอน คุดคู้  ู นอน อุตุ  non-kud-ku

 

nestle

VI สร้าง รัง  ทำรัง  สร้างบ้าน  ลง หลัก ปัก ฐาน  sang-rang

 

nestle

VI อยู่ ในที่ กำบัง  ตั้ง พักพิง อยู่  อยู่ ใต้ ร่มเงา  ตั้งรกราก อยู่ ตามที่ พึงพอใจ  ตั้งถิ่นฐาน ตาม ธรรมชาติ อยู่ ใน รัง  ซุก อยู่ ใน รัง  ยึด เป็น ที่ กำบัง  yu-nai-ti-kam-bang

 

nestle down

PHRV พักอาศัย อย่าง สบาย  pak-ar-sai-yang-sa-bai

 

nestle up

PHRV เบียด กัน  อิงแอบ กัน  ซบ กัน  snuggle up biad-kan

 

nestling

N ลูกอ่อน ของ นก  chick fledgling infant luk-on-kong-nok

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

NEST

n. 1. The place or bed formed or used by a bird for incubation or the mansion of her young, until they are able to fly. The word is used also for the bed in which certain insects deposit their eggs.
2. Any place where irrational animals are produced.
3. An abode; a place of residence; a receptacle of numbers, or the collection itself; usually in an ill sense; as a nest of rogues.
4. A warm close place of abode; generally in contempt.
5. A number of boxes, cases or the like, inserted in each other.

 

NEST

v.i.To build and occupy a nest. The king of birds nested with its leaves.

 

NESTEGG

n.An egg left in the nest to prevent the hen from forsaking it.

 

NESTLE

v.i. 1. To settle; to harbor; to lie close and snug, as a bird in her nest.
The king-fisher nestles in hollow banks.
Their purpose was to fortify in some strong place of the wild country, and their nestle till succors came.
2. To move about in ones seat, like a bird when forming her nest; as, a child nestles.

 

NESTLE

v.t. 1. To house, as in a nest.
2. To cherish, as a bird her young.

 

NESTLING

n. 1. A young bird in the nest, or just taken from the nest.
2. A nest.

 

NESTLING

a.Newly hatched; being yet in the nest.

 

NESTORIAN

n.A follower of Nestorius, a heretic of the fifth century, who taught that Christ was divided into two persons.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

NEST

Nest, n. Etym: [AS. nest; akin to D. & G. nest, Sw. näste, L. nidus, for nisdus, Skr. ni resting place, nest; cf. Lith. lizdas, Arm. neiz, Gael. & Ir. nead. Prob. from the particle ni down, Skr. ni + the root of E. sit, and thus orig. , a place to sit down in. sq. root 264. See Nether, and Sit, and cf. Eyas, Nidification, Nye. ]

 

1. The bed or receptacle prepared by a fowl for holding her eggs and for hatching and rearing her young. The birds of the air have nests. Matt. viii. 2 .

 

2. Hence: the place in which the eggs of other animals, as insects, turtles, etc. , are laid and hatched; a snug place in which young animals are reared. Bentley.

 

3. A snug, comfortable, or cozy residence or situation; a retreat, or place of habitual resort; hence, those who occupy a nest, frequent a haunt, or are associated in the same pursuit; as, a nest of traitors; a nest of bugs.A little cottage, like some poor man's nest. Spenser.

 

4. (Geol.)

 

Defn: An aggregated mass of any ore or mineral, in an isolated state, within a rock.

 

5. A collection of boxes, cases, or the like, of graduated size, each put within the one next larger.

 

6. (Mech. )

 

Defn: A compact group of pulleys, gears, springs, etc. , working together or collectively. Nest egg, an egg left in the nest to prevent the hen from forsaking it, and to induce her to lay more in the same place; hence, figuratively, something laid up as the beginning of a fund or collection. Hudibras.

 

NEST

NEST Nest, v. i.

 

Defn: To build and occupy a nest. The king of birds nested within his leaves. Howell.

 

NEST

NEST Nest, v. t.

 

Defn: To put into a nest; to form a nest for. From him who nested himself into the chief power. South.

 

NESTFUL

Nest "ful, n.; pl. Nestfuls (.

 

Defn: As much or many as will fill a nest.

 

NESTLE

Nes "tle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Nestled; p. pr. & vb. n. Nestling. ]Etym: [AS. nestlian.]

 

1. To make and occupy a nest; to nest. [Obs. ] The kingfisher. .. nestles in hollow banks. L'Estrange.

 

2. To lie close and snug, as a bird in her nest; to cuddle up; to settle, as in a nest; to harbor; to take shelter. Their purpose was to fortify in some strong place of the wild country, and there nestle till succors came. Bacon.

 

3. To move about in one's place, like a bird when shaping the interior of her nest or a young bird getting close to the parent; as, a child nestles.

 

NESTLE

NESTLE Nes "tle, v. t.

 

Defn: To house, as in a nest.

 

2. To cherish, as a bird her young.

 

NESTLING

NESTLING Nes "tling. n.

 

1. A young bird which has not abandoned the nest. Piers Plowman.

 

2. A nest; a receptacle. [Obs. ] Bacon.

 

NESTLING

NESTLING Nes "tling, a.

 

Defn: Newly hatched; being yet in the nest.

 

NESTOR

NESTOR Nes "tor, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A genus of parrots with gray heads. of New Zeland and papua, allied to the cockatoos. See Kaka.

 

NESTORIAN

Nes *to "ri *an, n. (Eccl. Hist. )

 

Defn: An adherent of Nestorius, patriarch of Constantinople to the fifth century, who has condemned as a heretic for maintaining that the divine and the human natures were not merged into one nature in Christ (who was God in man ), and, hence, that it was improper to call Mary the mother of Christ; also, one of the sect established by the followers of Nestorius in Persia, india, and other Oriental countries, and still in existence. opposed to Ant: Eutychian.

 

NESTORIAN

NESTORIAN Nes *to "ri *an, a.

 

1. Of or relating to the Nestorians.

 

2. relating to, or resembling, Nestor, the aged warior and counselor mentioned by Homer; hence, wise; experienced; aged; as, Nestorian caution.

 

NESTORIANISM

NESTORIANISM Nes *to "ri *an *ism, n.

 

Defn: The doctrines of the nestorian Christians, or of Nestorius.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

nest

nest |nest nɛst | ▶noun 1 a structure or place made or chosen by a bird for laying eggs and sheltering its young. • a place where an animal or insect breeds or shelters: an ants' nest. • a person's snug or secluded retreat or shelter. • a bowl-shaped object likened to a bird's nest: arrange in nests of lettuce leaves. • a place filled with or frequented by undesirable people or things: a nest of spies. 2 a set of similar objects of graduated sizes, made so that each smaller one fits into the next in size for storage: a nest of tables. ▶verb 1 [ no obj. ] (of a bird or other animal ) use or build a nest: the owls often nest in barns | (as adj. nesting ) : do not disturb nesting birds. 2 [ with obj. ] fit (an object or objects ) inside a larger one: the town is nested inside a large crater on the flanks of a volcano. • [ no obj. ] (of a set of objects ) fit inside one another: Russian dolls that nest inside one another. • (esp. in computing and linguistics ) place (an object or element ) in a hierarchical arrangement, typically in a subordinate position: (as adj. nested ) : organisms classified in a series of nested sets. DERIVATIVES nest ful |-ˌfo͝ol |noun ( pl. nestfuls ), nest like |-ˌlīk |adjective ORIGIN Old English nest, of Germanic origin; related to Latin nidus, from the Indo-European bases of nether (meaning ‘down ’) and sit .

 

nest box

nest box |ˈnɛs (t ) ˌbɑks |(also nesting box ) ▶noun a box provided for a bird to make its nest in.

 

nest egg

nest egg |ˈnɛst ˌɛɡ | ▶noun 1 a sum of money saved for the future: I worked hard to build up a nice little nest egg. 2 a real or artificial egg left in a nest to induce hens to lay eggs there.

 

nester

nest er |ˈnestər ˈnɛstər | ▶noun 1 a bird that nests in a specified manner or place: redstarts are nesters here | hole-nesters. See also empty nester. 2 a squatter who occupies rangeland in the US West.

 

nestle

nes tle |ˈnesəl ˈnɛsəl | ▶verb [ no obj. ] settle or lie comfortably within or against something: the baby deer nestled in her arms | [ with obj. ] : she nestled her head against his shoulder. • (of a place ) lie or be situated in a half-hidden or obscured position: picturesque villages nestle in the wooded hills | (be nestled ) : the hotel is nestled between two headlands. ORIGIN Old English nestlian, from nest; compare with Dutch nestelen.

 

nestling

nest ling |ˈnes (t )liNG ˈnɛs (t )lɪŋ | ▶noun a bird that is too young to leave its nest.

 

Nestor

Nes tor |ˈnestər ˈnɛstər |Greek Mythology a king of Pylos in Peloponnesus, who in old age led his subjects to the Trojan War. His wisdom and eloquence were proverbial.

 

Nestorianism

Nes to ri an ism |nesˈtôrēəˌnizəm nɛsˈtɔriənɪzəm | ▶noun Theology the doctrine that there were two separate persons, one human and one divine, in the incarnate Christ. It is named after Nestorius, patriarch of Constantinople (428 –31 ), and was maintained by some ancient churches of the Middle East. A small Nestorian Church still exists in Iraq. DERIVATIVES Nes to ri an adjective & noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

nest

nest |nɛst | ▶noun 1 a structure or place made or chosen by a bird for laying eggs and sheltering its young. • a place where an animal or insect breeds or shelters: an ants' nest. • something in the form of a bowl or layer, used to hold, protect, or support something: potato nests filled with okra. • a person's snug or secluded retreat. 2 a place filled with undesirable people, activities, or things: a nest of spies. 3 a set of similar objects of graduated sizes, made so that each smaller one fits into the next in size for storage: a nest of tables. ▶verb 1 [ no obj. ] (of a bird or other animal ) use or build a nest: the owls often nest in barns | (as adj. nesting ) : do not disturb nesting birds. 2 [ with obj. ] fit (an object or objects ) inside a larger one: the town is nested inside a large crater on the flanks of a volcano. • [ no obj. ] (of a set of objects ) fit inside one another: Russian dolls that nest inside one another. • (especially in computing and linguistics ) place (an object or element ) in a lower position in a hierarchy: (as adj. nested ) : organisms classified in a series of nested sets. DERIVATIVES nestful noun ( pl. nestfuls ), nest-like adjective ORIGIN Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Latin nidus, from the Indo-European bases of nether (meaning ‘down ’) and sit .

 

nest box

nest box (also nesting box ) ▶noun a box provided for a bird to make its nest in.

 

nest egg

nest egg ▶noun 1 a sum of money saved for the future: I worked hard to build up a nice little nest egg. 2 a real or artificial egg left in a nest to induce hens to lay eggs there.

 

nester

nest ¦er ▶noun [ usu. with adj. or noun modifier ] a bird that nests in a specified manner or place: a scarce nester in Britain | hole-nesters. See also empty nester.

 

nestle

nes ¦tle |ˈnɛs (ə )l | ▶verb [ no obj., with adverbial of place ] settle or lie comfortably within or against something: the baby nestled in her arms | [ with obj. ] : she nestled her head against his shoulder. • (of a place ) be situated in a half-hidden or sheltered position: picturesque villages nestle in the wooded hills. ORIGIN Old English nestlian, from nest; compare with Dutch nestelen.

 

nestling

nest |ling |ˈnɛs (t )lɪŋ | ▶noun a bird that is too young to leave its nest.

 

Nestor

Nestor |ˈnɛstə |Greek Mythology a king of Pylos in the Peloponnese, who in old age led his subjects to the Trojan War. His wisdom was proverbial.

 

Nestorianism

Nestorianism |nɛˈstɔːrɪənɪz (ə )m | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the Christian doctrine that there were two separate persons, one human and one divine, in the incarnate Christ. It is named after Nestorius, patriarch of Constantinople (428 –31 ), and was maintained by some ancient Churches of the Middle East. A small Nestorian Church still exists in Iraq. DERIVATIVES Nestorian adjective & noun

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

nest

nest noun 1 the birds built a nest: roost, aerie. 2 the animals disperse rapidly from the nest: lair, den, burrow. 3 a cozy love nest: hideaway, hideout, retreat, shelter, refuge, den. 4 a nest of intrigue: hotbed, den, breeding ground, cradle.

 

nest egg

nest egg noun her nest egg wasn't much, but it was enough to keep the wolves from the door: savings, life savings, cache, funds, reserve.

 

nestle

nestle verb the little ones nestled under the cozy quilt with their mother: snuggle, cuddle, huddle, nuzzle, settle, burrow.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

nest

nest noun 1 in May and June, the females build a nest and incubate their eggs: roost, eyrie; nest box, nesting box; N. Amer. birdhouse. 2 usually the animals will awake and disperse rapidly from the nest if disturbed: lair, den, drey, lodge, burrow, set, form. 3 a cosy little love nest: hideaway, hiding place, hideout, retreat, shelter, refuge, snuggery, nook, den, haunt; informal hidey-hole. 4 the place was a perpetual nest of intrigue: hotbed, den, breeding ground, cradle, seedbed, forcing house. 5 a nest of tables: cluster, set, group, assemblage.

 

nest egg

nest egg noun savings, life savings, money put by /saved for a rainy day, cache, funds, reserve.

 

nestle

nestle verb he nestled up against her: snuggle, cuddle (up ), curl up, huddle, nuzzle, settle, lie close, burrow; N. Amer. snug down.

 

nestling

nestling noun chick, baby bird, fledgling; Falconry eyas; Scottish archaic gorlin; rare pullus, birdling, broodling.

 

Duden Dictionary

Nest

Nest Substantiv, Neutrum , das |N e st |das Nest; Genitiv: des Nest [e ]s, Plural: die Nester mittelhochdeutsch, althochdeutsch nest, ursprünglich Zusammensetzung mit der Bedeutung »Stelle zum Niedersitzen «, 1. Bestandteil verwandt mit nieder , 2. Bestandteil verwandt mit sitzen 1 aus Zweigen, Gräsern, Moos, Lehm o. Ä. meist rund geformte Wohn- und Brutstätte besonders von Vögeln, Insekten und kleineren Säugetieren ein leeres Nest | das Nest des Storchs, des Stichlings | im Nest lagen vier Eier das eigene /sein eigenes Nest beschmutzen schlecht über die eigene Familie, die Gruppe, der man selber angehört, reden sich ins warme /gemachte Nest setzen umgangssprachlich in gute Verhältnisse einheiraten ; von den Vorarbeiten anderer profitieren 2 familiär Bett 3 umgangssprachlich abwertend kleiner, abgelegener Ort 4 a emotional gut getarnte Unterkunft von Kriminellen o. Ä.; Schlupfwinkel b Militär gut getarnter militärischer Stützpunkt 5 a etwas eng Zusammenstehendes, Verflochtenes, Zusammengeballtes b Bergbau, Geologie kleines, unregelmäßig geformtes Mineralvorkommen; in eine andersartige Gesteinsschicht eingebettete Schicht aus Sand, Ton o. Ä.6 Haartracht, bei der das zusammengeschlungene, geflochtene Haar auf dem Kopf aufgesteckt ist

 

Nestbau

Nest bau Substantiv, maskulin , der |N e stbau |der Nestbau < Plural: -ten > 1 ohne Plural Bau 1 eines Nests 2 [größeres, komplizierteres ] Nest

 

Nestbeschmutzer

Nest be schmut zer Substantiv, maskulin abwertend , der |N e stbeschmutzer |der Nestbeschmutzer; Genitiv: des Nestbeschmutzers, Plural: die Nestbeschmutzer jemand, der schlecht über die eigene Familie, Gruppe o. Ä. redet der Kritiker wurde als Nestbeschmutzer beschimpft

 

Nestbeschmutzerin

Nest be schmut ze rin Substantiv, feminin , die |N e stbeschmutzerin |weibliche Form zu Nestbeschmutzer

 

Nestchen

Nest chen Substantiv, Neutrum , das |N e stchen |das Nestchen; Genitiv: des Nestchens, Plural: die Nestchen und Nesterchen Verkleinerungsform zu Nest

 

Nestel

Nes tel Substantiv, feminin landschaftlich , die |N e stel |mittelhochdeutsch nestel, althochdeutsch nestila, verwandt mit Nessel , Netz Band, Schnur zum Zubinden

 

nesteln

nes teln schwaches Verb |n e steln |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « mittelhochdeutsch nesteln, althochdeutsch nestilen, zu Nestel a sich mit den Fingern an etwas zu schaffen machen b nestelnd a von einer Stelle entfernen, irgendwohin bringen

 

Nesterchen

Nes ter chen |N e sterchen |Plural von Nestchen

 

Nestflüchter

Nest flüch ter Substantiv, maskulin Zoologie , der |N e stflüchter |in weit entwickeltem Zustand geborenes Tier (besonders Vogel ), das das Nest nach kurzer Zeit zur Nahrungssuche verlässt

 

Nestflüchterin

Nest flüch te rin Substantiv, feminin , die |N e stflüchterin |weibliche Form zu Nestflüchter

 

Nesthäkchen

Nest häk chen Substantiv, Neutrum familiär , das |N e sthäkchen |älter: Nesthöckelchen, Nesthecklein, 2. Bestandteil zu hocken , also eigentlich = Nesthocker jüngstes [und verwöhntes ] Kind in einer Familie

 

Nesthocker

Nest ho cker Substantiv, maskulin , der |N e sthocker |1 Zoologie in unvollkommen entwickeltem Zustand geborenes Tier, das noch besonderer Pflege im Nest bedarf 2 salopp Erwachsener, der nicht oder erst spät aus dem Elternhaus auszieht

 

Nesthockerin

Nest ho cke rin Substantiv, feminin , die |N e sthockerin |weibliche Form zu Nesthocker 2

 

Nestjunges

Nest jun ges substantiviertes Adjektiv, Neutrum Zoologie |N e stjunges | vgl. Junges noch an das Nest gebundenes Junges

 

Nestling

Nest ling Substantiv, maskulin , der |N e stling |noch nicht flügger Vogel

 

Nestor

Nes tor Eigenname |N e stor |greiser König der griechischen Sage

 

Nestor

Nes tor Substantiv, maskulin , der |N e stor |der Nestor; Genitiv: des Nestors, Plural: die Nestoren griechisch-lateinisch ; kluger und redegewandter griechischer Held der Ilias und der Odyssee, der drei Menschenalter gelebt haben soll herausragender ältester Vertreter einer Wissenschaft, eines [künstlerischen ] Faches; Ältester eines bestimmten Kreises

 

Nestorianer

Nes to ri a ner Substantiv, maskulin , der |Nestori a ner |neulateinisch Anhänger der Lehre des Patriarchen Nestorius v. Konstantinopel († um 451 ) und einer von dieser Lehre bestimmten Kirche

 

Nestorianismus

Nes to ri a nis mus Substantiv, maskulin , der |Nestorian i smus |von der Kirche verworfene Lehre des Nestorius, die die göttliche und menschliche Natur in Christus für unverbunden hielt und in Maria nur die Christusgebärerin, nicht aber die Gottesgebärerin sah

 

Nestorin

Nes to rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Nest o rin |weibliche Form zu Nestor

 

Nestorius

Nes to ri us Eigenname |Nest o rius |Patriarch von Konstantinopel

 

Nestroy

Nes t roy , Nes troy Eigenname |N e stroy |österreichischer Dramatiker

 

Nesttreue

Nest treue Substantiv, feminin , die |N e sttreue |Anhänglichkeit eines Tiers an das eigene Nest

 

nestwarm

nest warm Adjektiv |n e stwarm |(von Eiern ) noch vom Nest warm

 

Nestwärme

Nest wär me Substantiv, feminin , die |N e stwärme |Geborgensein eines Kindes im familiären Kreis

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

nest

nest /nest /〖語源は 「鳥が座る場所 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-ts /C 1 (鳥 昆虫 小動物の )巣 , 巣穴 ▸ a rat's nest ネズミの巣 ▸ a haircut like a bird's nest もじゃもじゃの髪型 ▸ build [make ] a [one's ] nest 巣を作る ▸ sit in [on ] a nest 巣につく 2 (悪党の )巣窟 （そうくつ ）, 隠れ場, (犯罪の )温床 ▸ a nest of spies スパイの巣窟 3 家 ,住処 （すみか ）; 心地よい [くつろげる ]場所 , (人目につかず安全な )休息の地, 避難場所 .4 入れ子式家具 [容器 ]一式 〘小さいものから大きなものへと順に収納可能なもの 〙▸ a nest of tables 入れ子式のテーブル 5 ひとかえりのひな; (同じ巣にすむ昆虫 鳥などの )群れ ; (悪党などの )一味 ; 同じものの集まり ▸ a nest of rebels 反逆者一味 6 (火器の )陣地, 基地 .f è ather one's n é st ｟通例けなして ｠(不正な手段で )金を得る, 私腹を肥やす, 心地よくする .f ò ul one's (own ) n é st ｟英 ｠1 家名を汚す .2 自分の家 [味方 ]を悪く言う .l è ave [fl ỳ ] the n é st 親元を離れる, 独立する .動詞 自動詞 1 〈鳥などが 〉 «…に » 巣を作る ; 巣ごもりする «in , on » ▸ the nesting season 巣ごもりの季節 2 〈物が 〉ぴったりはまる, 入れ子になる .3 鳥の巣を探す [採りに行く ].他動詞 1 〈物 〉を入れ子にする, 重ね合わせる (!しばしば受け身で ) .2 …を巣にすませる [入れる ].～́ è gg 1 ｟くだけて ｠〖通例単数形で 〗(将来 万一に備えた )貯金, 貯え .2 抱き卵, 擬卵 〘産卵を促すために巣に置く本物または人工的な卵 〙.

 

nestle

nes tle /nés (ə )l / (! -tleのtは発音しない ) 動詞 自動詞 1 〈鳥が 〉 (巣に )ぬくぬくと収まる ; 〈人が 〉 (いすなどに )心地よく落ち着く (down )▸ nestle down into a big sofa ソファに深々と腰を下ろす 2 «…に » (愛情を込めて )寄り添う, 擦り寄る (up ) «against , to » ▸ nestle up to one's mother 母親に甘えて寄り添う 3 ｟主に文 ｠〖～＋副詞 〗〈家 村などが 〉 «…に » 抱かれる ; 【木立ちの間などに 】見え隠れする «among , in » (!副詞 は場所の表現 ) ▸ The cottages nestle among the trees .小別荘が木々の間に見え隠れする 他動詞 1 «…に » 〈顔など 〉を (愛情を込めて )擦り寄せる «against , on » ; «…に » …を抱き寄せる, 抱き締める «in , into » ▸ She would nestle herself against my shoulder .彼女はよく私の肩にもたれかかったものだ 2 …を (気持ちよく )落ち着かせる ▸ nestle oneself in one's bed ベッドに潜り込む n é s tler 名詞

 

nestling

nest ling /nés (t )lɪŋ /名詞 C 1 (巣立ち前の )ひな .2 赤ん坊 ; 幼児 .