To noursle or nurse; to foster; to bring up.
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To make and occupy a nest; to nest.
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To make and occupy a nest; to nest.
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To move one way and the other so as to get a close place; to lie close for comfort; to cuddle; to nestle.
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To move one way and the other so as to get a close place; to lie close for comfort; to cuddle; to nestle.
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An act of endearment; any act or expression of affection; an embracing, or touching, with tenderness.
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A gripe or clinching with, or as with, the fingers or claws; seizure; grasp.
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To hollow out; to form cavity or hole in; to make hollow by cutting, scooping, or digging; as, to excavate a ball; to excavate the earth.
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To treat or handle with tenderness or in a loving manner; to caress; as, a nurse fondles a child.
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The prominent part of the face or anterior extremity of the head containing the nostrils and olfactory cavities; the olfactory organ. See Nostril, an…
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The prominent part of the face or anterior extremity of the head containing the nostrils and olfactory cavities; the olfactory organ. See Nostril, an…
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To lie close or snug; to crouch; to nestle.
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The bed or receptacle prepared by a fowl for holding her eggs and for hatching and rearing her young.
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To make and occupy a nest; to nest.
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.
The prominent part of the face or anterior extremity of the head containing the nostrils and olfactory cavities; the olfactory organ. See Nostril, an…
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.
To move one way and the other so as to get a close place; to lie close for comfort; to cuddle; to nestle.
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.
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