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booby hatch
crazy house
cuckoo's nest
funny farm
funny house
loony bin
madhouse
nut house
nuthouse
sanatorium snake pit | pejorative terms for an insane asylum |
| crow's nest | platform for a lookout at or near the top of a mast |
| nest | a kind of gun emplacement, a machine-gun nest, a nest of snipers |
| nest | furniture pieces made to fit close together |
| nest egg | device consisting of an artificial egg left in a nest to induce hens to lay their eggs in it |
| nest | a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality, a nest of thieves |
| sleeper nest | a nest of sleepers awaiting a prearranged signal, sleeper nests of Islamic terrorists were capable of launching major attacks in Europe |
| nesting place | a place suitable for nesting |
| nest | a cosy or secluded retreat |
bird's nest
bird nest
birdnest | nest where birds lay their eggs and hatch their young |
mouse nest
mouse's nest | where mice bear and raise their young |
| nest | a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young |
wasp's nest
wasps' nest
hornet's nest
hornets' nest | habitation for wasps or hornets |
| bird's-nest fungus | any of various fungi of the family Nidulariaceae having a cup-shaped body containing several egg-shaped structure enclosing the spores |
climbing bird's nest fern
Microsorium punctatum | tropical Africa to Australasia and Polynesia |
| bird's nest fern Asplenium nidus | tropical Old World or Australian epiphytic fern frequently forming tufts in tree crotches |
savings
nest egg | a fund of money put by as a reserve |
hornet's nest
hornets' nest | a highly contentious or hazardous situation, talk of invading Iraq stirred up a political hornets' nest |
clutter
jumble
muddle
fuddle
mare's nest
welter
smother | a confused multitude of things |
birdnest
bird-nest | gather birdnests, They went birdnesting in the early morning |
| nest | gather nests |
cuddle
snuggle
nestle
nest nuzzle draw close | move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position, We cuddled against each other to keep warm, The children snuggled into their sleeping bags |
| nest | fit together or fit inside, nested bowls |
| feather one's nest | enrich oneself by taking advantage of one's position, The congressmen feathered his nest through his connection with big business |
| nest | inhabit a nest, usually after building, birds are nesting outside my window every Spring |