NEST

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nest I. substantiv

1. cuib, cuibar;

wasp's nest viespar;

to feather one's nest a-şi aranja o situaţie (bună), a prinde cheag;

(prov.) it's an ill bird that fouls its own nest nu se cuvine să vorbeşti de rău pe ai tăi.

2. conţinutul unui cuib; ouă, pui;

to take a nest a da jos un cuib, luând ouăle sau puii.

3. locuinţă retrasă, loc retras / adăpostit, cuib; culcuş; furnicar; speluncă;

a nest of robbers un cuib de hoţi.

4. colecţie, serie, grup de obiecte similare (cu legătură între ele, sau care intră una într-alta);

a nest of narrow alleys un întreg labirint de stradele;

a nest of card houses un castel de cărţi;

a nest of boxes o serie de cutii de dimensiuni variate care intră una într-alta;

a nest of drawers un fişier, un dulap cu despărţituri pentru dosare etc.

nest II. verb A. intranzitiv

1. a-şi face cuib, a se cuibări.

2. a căuta cuiburi de păsări;

to go nesting a umbla după cuiburi.

nest II. verb B. tranzitiv

a pune într-un cuib; a aşeza unul într-altul, a îmbina, a încadra (o parte printre altele de acelaşi fel).

Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze:

It is characterized by the presence of nests of basaloid cells with focal glandular formations.

(Cervical Adenoid Basal Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by the presence of junctional nests of melanocytes.

(Atypical Melanocytic Nevus of the Genital Type, NCI Thesaurus)

Morphologically, paragangliomas usually display a nesting (Zellballen) growth pattern.

(Paraganglioma, NCI Thesaurus)

A tumor predominantly affecting adolescents and young adults and composed of large, uniform epithelioid cells with abundant eosinophilic granular cytoplasm arranged in solid nests and/or solid structures.

(Alveolar soft part sarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

“Our birds are flown and the nest empty,” said Holmes.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“Your three birds are all in their nests,” said Holmes, looking up.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

"I always like to help anyone in trouble. But I must go now, for my babies are waiting in the nest for me. I hope you will find the Emerald City and that Oz will help you."

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, de L. Frank Baum)

Next they came to a bees’-nest in a hollow tree, and there was so much honey that it ran down the trunk; and the two brothers wanted to light a fire under the tree and kill the bees, so as to get their honey.

(Fairy Tales, de The Brothers Grimm)

But it has long been known that, in many parts of Africa, people and a species of wax-eating bird called the greater honeyguide work together to find wild bees’ nests which provide a valuable resource to them both.

(How humans and wild Honeyguide birds call each other to help, Editura Global Info)

Three times every day she went to it and cried; and soon a little bird came and built its nest upon the tree, and talked with her, and watched over her, and brought her whatever she wished for.

(Fairy Tales, de The Brothers Grimm)

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