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WASPS' NEST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does wasps' nest mean?
• WASPS' NEST (noun)
The noun WASPS' NEST has 1 sense:
1. habitation for wasps or hornets
Familiarity information: WASPS' 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 ("wasps' nest" is a kind of...):
nidus (a nest in which spiders or insects deposit their eggs)
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