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WASP'S NEST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does wasp's nest mean? 

WASP'S NEST (noun)
  The noun WASP'S NEST has 1 sense:

1. habitation for wasps or hornetsplay

  Familiarity information: WASP'S NEST used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WASP'S NEST (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Habitation for wasps or hornets

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

hornet's nest; hornets' nest; wasp's nest; wasps' nest

Hypernyms ("wasp's nest" is a kind of...):

nidus (a nest in which spiders or insects deposit their eggs)


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