bird's nest

noun

1. nest ( def 1 ).
2. Angling. backlash ( def 4 ).

bird's-nest

verb

1. intr to search for the nests of birds in order to collect the eggs

Word History and Origins

Origin of bird's nest¹

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

Slabsides, as he called this human birds-nest, was a two-story shack of rough-hewn timbers.

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Not uncommonly three or four pairs of birds nest in one weather-beaten old tree.

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In some parts of India, especially in the Muttra and Fatehgarh districts, these birds nest chiefly in holes in wells.

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Many birds nest in these heights instead of going to similar conditions in the great Arctic Circle nursery.

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Wild surmises flashed lightnings through her mind, that seemed to rock like an empty birds nest in a shaken tree.

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