c Bedlam 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 |
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 |