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BIRD-NEST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bird-nest mean?
• BIRD-NEST (verb)
The verb BIRD-NEST has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: BIRD-NEST used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Gather birdnests
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
bird-nest; birdnest
Context example:
They went birdnesting in the early morning
Hypernyms (to "bird-nest" is one way to...):
collect; garner; gather; pull together (assemble or get together)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
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