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Birdnest

noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of bird's nest. alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    nest where birds lay their eggs and hatch their young wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To make or nestle in a bird's nest. ambitransitive

    "Lennard knew well every nook, crevice, and shelf of the quarry; on many a day in boyhood he had birdnested among the gorse that fringed its mouth, or fished for minnows and "pow-wowets" with a luggie and string in the slimy pool at the bottom; […]"

  2. 2
    gather birdnests wordnet
  3. 3
    To become entangled or dishevelled, like a bird's nest. intransitive

    "As currently produced, this type of fiber is entangled, or birdnested, and resembles cotton (except for the color)."

  4. 4
    To collect eggs from bird's nests. intransitive

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