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nestling ['nesliŋ]
n. 刚孵出的雏, 未离巢的雏, 幼儿
nestling
[ noun ]
- young bird not yet fledged
- a young person of either sex
<noun.animal>
<noun.person>
she writes books for children
they're just kids
`tiddler' is a British term for youngster
Nestle \Nes"tle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Nestled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Nestling}.] [AS. nestlian.]
1. To make and occupy a nest; to nest. [Obs.]
The kingfisher . . . nestles in hollow banks.
--L'Estrange.
2. To lie close and snug, as a bird in her nest; to cuddle
up; to settle, as in a nest; to harbor; to take shelter.
Their purpose was to fortify in some strong place of
the wild country, and there nestle till succors
came. --Bacon.
The children were nestled all snug in their beds
While visions of sugarplums danced in their heads.
--Clement
Clarke Moore
(A Visit From
St. Nicholas,
(a poem
[1823]) also
called The
{Night Before
Christmas}).
[PJC]
3. To move about in one's place, like a bird when shaping the
interior of her nest or a young bird getting close to the
parent; as, a child nestles.
Nestling \Nes"tling\ n.
1. A young bird which has not abandoned the nest. --Piers
Plowman.
2. A nest; a receptacle. [Obs.] --Bacon.
Nestling \Nes"tling\, a.
Newly hatched; being yet in the nest.
{Nestling}.] [AS. nestlian.]
1. To make and occupy a nest; to nest. [Obs.]
The kingfisher . . . nestles in hollow banks.
--L'Estrange.
2. To lie close and snug, as a bird in her nest; to cuddle
up; to settle, as in a nest; to harbor; to take shelter.
Their purpose was to fortify in some strong place of
the wild country, and there nestle till succors
came. --Bacon.
The children were nestled all snug in their beds
While visions of sugarplums danced in their heads.
--Clement
Clarke Moore
(A Visit From
St. Nicholas,
(a poem
[1823]) also
called The
{Night Before
Christmas}).
[PJC]
3. To move about in one's place, like a bird when shaping the
interior of her nest or a young bird getting close to the
parent; as, a child nestles.
Nestling \Nes"tling\ n.
1. A young bird which has not abandoned the nest. --Piers
Plowman.
2. A nest; a receptacle. [Obs.] --Bacon.
Nestling \Nes"tling\, a.
Newly hatched; being yet in the nest.
- Since Hollywood's arrival last week, this town of about 400 residents nestling at the foot of the Sierra Nevada 10 miles south of Carson City has been transformed.
- Asia also is on the ascent, with the U.S. eventually nestling into a Tokyo-dominated "Pacific sphere" as an offshore granary.
- THERE is plenty of indifference to Europe on the shopping streets of Coulsdon, a community nestling on the green edge of London's southern sprawl.
- It is an attractive half-timbered and brick building nestling in the Thames valley. The house is on sale with Strutt & Parker (0635-521707).
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nestocalyx
Nestor
Nestorian
Nestorianism
Nestorius
nestotherapy
nests
Nesty
net
net (dry) weight
net (feed-drive) power
net absolutely
net absorption
net acceleration
net acceptor concentr...
net access
net accessible intere...
net account due
net account receivable
net addition to labou...
net additional allowance
net address
net advance
net advantage
net after provision f...
net aggregate
net amortization charge
net amount
net amplitude
net analysis
net annual premium
net apartment unit area
net aperture area
net approaches
net approximate-method
net area
net arreived sound value
net arrived sound value
net arrived value
net assaes worth
net assessable value
net asset
net asset value
net asset value per s...
net assets
net assets (NA)
net assets increase
net assets value
net assets value (NAV)
net assets value per ...
net assimilation
net atomic population
net attenuation
net authentification
net available assets
net available head
net avails
net average kinetic load
net average static load
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