Definition of: nest

(nest) noun
1. The habitation prepared by a bird for the hatching of its eggs and the rearing of its young.
2. The bed or home of certain fish, insects, turtles, mice, etc.
3. Any cozy place or abode; a retreat.
4. A haunt of anything bad, vulgar, or unpleasant; a den; also, those occupying it: a nest of brigands.
5. A series or set of similar things fitting into each other: a nest of bowls.
6. A connected set of small gearwheels, springs, or the like.
7. An isolated deposit of any ore or mineral in a rock.
8. A center of enemy resistance in battle: a machine–gun nest.
—v.t.
1. To place in or as in a nest.
2. To pack or place one inside another.
—v.i.
3. To build or occupy a nest.
4. To hunt for nests. [OE]
TYPES OF NESTS
a. Tailorbird.
b. Hornet.
c. Hummingbird.
d. Oriole.