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nestling nestling definition

nestling


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  nestle 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  nestle 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  nestle 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  nestle 
 
  1  sense  of  nestle 
 
  Sense  1 
  cuddle,  snuggle,  nestle,  nuzzle,  draw  close 
  =>  cling  to  hold  close  hold  tight,  clutch 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  nestle 
 
  nestle  used  as  a  verb  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  nestle 
 
  Sense  1 
  cuddle,  snuggle,  nestle,  nuzzle,  draw  close 
  =>  cling  to  hold  close  hold  tight,  clutch 
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  Grep  of  noun  nestling 
  nestling 
 
  Overview  of  noun  nestling 
 
  The  noun  nestling  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  nestling,  baby  bird  --  (young  bird  not  yet  fledged) 
  2.  child,  kid,  youngster,  minor,  shaver,  nipper,  small  fry,  tiddler,  tike,  tyke,  fry,  nestling  --  (a  young  person  of  either  sex  (between  birth  and  puberty);  "she  writes  books  for  children";  "they're  just  kids";  "`tiddler'  is  a  British  term  for  youngsters") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  nestle 
 
  The  verb  nestle  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  cuddle,  snuggle,  nestle,  nuzzle,  draw  close  --  (move  or  arrange  oneself  in  a  comfortable  and  cozy  position;  "We  cuddled  against  each  other  to  keep  warm";  "The  children  snuggled  into  their  sleeping  bags") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  nestling 
 
  The  noun  nestling  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  nestling,  baby  bird  --  (young  bird  not  yet  fledged) 
  2.  child,  kid,  youngster,  minor,  shaver,  nipper,  small  fry,  tiddler,  tike,  tyke,  fry,  nestling  --  (a  young  person  of  either  sex  (between  birth  and  puberty);  "she  writes  books  for  children";  "they're  just  kids";  "`tiddler'  is  a  British  term  for  youngsters") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  nestle 
 
  The  verb  nestle  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  cuddle,  snuggle,  nestle,  nuzzle,  draw  close  --  (move  or  arrange  oneself  in  a  comfortable  and  cozy  position;  "We  cuddled  against  each  other  to  keep  warm";  "The  children  snuggled  into  their  sleeping  bags") 



nestling definition