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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 hornets
Familiarity information: WASP'S NEST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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