English Explanatory Dictionary

bird's nest

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate its eggs and rear its young.
  2. Any of several plants having some resemblance to the typical nest of a bird, eg., the wild carrot (Daucus carota).
  3. Any tangle of fibers resembling a typical nest of a bird.

Word forms

bird's nest bird's nests birds' nests bird-nest bird nest birdnest birdsnest

Etymology

From Middle English birdis nest, bryddys neste, equivalent to bird's + nest.

Derived words

bird's nest cut bird's nest fungus bird's nest pudding bird's nest soup bird's nest swing edible bird's nest
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