Find the word that fits

Nest: alternatives and connections

Begin with the reviewed alternatives, then explore broader connections without treating every related word as an automatic substitute.

Try an example: important law show help change happy
26,102 words currently have published synonym-style alternatives
90,593 searchable synonym connections
350,924 published thesaurus relationships of every type
Start with the meaning

Nest

The bed or receptacle prepared by a fowl for holding her eggs and for hatching and rearing her young.

76 useful connections shown 34 reviewed relationships and 42 broader connections.
Best place to begin

Reviewed alternatives and contrasts

These links were deliberately created. Use the interchangeability score and guidance to judge whether a word will work in your sentence.

Verb group 4

Nestle 84% connected

To make and occupy a nest; to nest.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet groups these verbs by closely related meaning.

Nestle 84% connected

To make and occupy a nest; to nest.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet groups these verbs by closely related meaning.

Snuggle 84% connected

To move one way and the other so as to get a close place; to lie close for comfort; to cuddle; to nestle.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet groups these verbs by closely related meaning.

Snuggle 84% connected

To move one way and the other so as to get a close place; to lie close for comfort; to cuddle; to nestle.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet groups these verbs by closely related meaning.

Narrower term 5

Beehive 76% connected

A hive for a swarm of bees. Also used figuratively.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Bird's nest 76% connected

Alt. of Bird's-nest

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Drey 76% connected

A squirrel's nest. See Dray.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Hive 76% connected

A box, basket, or other structure, for the reception and habitation of a swarm of honeybees.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Nidus 76% connected

A nest: a repository for the eggs of birds, insects, etc.; a breeding place; esp., the place or substance where parasites or the germs of a disease e…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Broader term 19

Clutch 76% connected

A gripe or clinching with, or as with, the fingers or claws; seizure; grasp.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Collect 76% connected

To gather into one body or place; to assemble or bring together; to obtain by gathering.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Dwell 76% connected

To delay; to linger.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Embed 76% connected

To lay as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed; as, to embed a thing in clay, mortar, or sand.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Engraft 76% connected

See Ingraft.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Furniture 76% connected

That with which anything is furnished or supplied; supplies; outfit; equipment.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Gang 76% connected

To go; to walk.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Garner 76% connected

A granary; a building or place where grain is stored for preservation.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Gather 76% connected

To bring together; to collect, as a number of separate things, into one place, or into one aggregate body; to assemble; to muster; to congregate.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Imbed 76% connected

To sink or lay, as in a bed; to deposit in a partly inclosing mass, as of clay or mortar; to cover, as with earth, sand, etc.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Implant 76% connected

To plant, or infix, for the purpose of growth; to fix deeply; to instill; to inculate; to introduce; as, to implant the seeds of virtue, or the princ…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Inhabit 76% connected

To live or dwell in; to occupy, as a place of settled residence; as, wild beasts inhabit the forest; men inhabit cities and houses.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Live 76% connected

To be alive; to have life; to have, as an animal or a plant, the capacity of assimilating matter as food, and to be dependent on such assimilation fo…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Mob 76% connected

A mobcap.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Pack 76% connected

A pact.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Plant 76% connected

A vegetable; an organized living being, generally without feeling and voluntary motion, and having, when complete, a root, stem, and leaves, though c…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Populate 76% connected

Populous.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Retreat 76% connected

The act of retiring or withdrawing one's self, especially from what is dangerous or disagreeable.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Ring 76% connected

To cause to sound, especially by striking, as a metallic body; as, to ring a bell.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Derivationally related 2

Nestle 74% connected

To make and occupy a nest; to nest.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Nestle 74% connected

To make and occupy a nest; to nest.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Synonym 4

Cuddle 92% connected

To lie close or snug; to crouch; to nestle.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Nestle 92% connected

To make and occupy a nest; to nest.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Nuzzle 92% connected

To noursle or nurse; to foster; to bring up.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Snuggle 92% connected

To move one way and the other so as to get a close place; to lie close for comfort; to cuddle; to nestle.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Explore further

Words from the same subject

These terms belong to the same specialist field or topic. They help you explore the subject, but they are not automatically synonyms.

Explore further

Words connected by meaning

Their definitions overlap or refer to similar ideas. Use these to widen your search, then compare the exact meanings.