[syn: nestle, snuggle]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.]
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The kingfisher . . . nestles in hollow banks.
--L'Estrange.
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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.
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Their purpose was to fortify in some strong place of
the wild country, and there nestle till succors
came. --Bacon.
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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).
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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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Nestle \Nes"tle\, v. t.
To house, as in a nest.
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2. To cherish, as a bird her young.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
nestle
n 1: a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace
[syn: cuddle, nestle, snuggle]
v 1: 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" [syn: cuddle,
snuggle, nestle, nest, nuzzle, draw close]
2: lie in a sheltered position; "The little cottage nestles in
the forest"
3: position comfortably; "The baby nestled her head in her
mother's elbow" [syn: nestle, snuggle]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
50 Moby Thesaurus words for "nestle":
arm, armor, bed, bless, bundle, burrow, champion, cloak,
compass about, copyright, cover, cradle, croodle, cuddle,
cuddle up, curl up, cushion, defend, ensure, fence, fend,
guarantee, guard, harbor, haven, huddle, insure, keep,
keep from harm, lap, make safe, nuzzle, patent, police, protect,
put to bed, register, ride shotgun for, safeguard, screen, secure,
shelter, shield, shroud, snug, snug up, snuggle, snuggle up to,
tuck in, underwrite