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Term: nest

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "nest": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

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nest

Definitions

Noun

  1. A structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
  2. A kind of gun emplacement
  3. A cosy or secluded retreat
  4. A gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality
  5. Furniture pieces made to fit close together

Verb

  1. Inhabit a nest, usually after building
  2. Fit together or fit inside
  3. Move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
  4. Gather nests
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "nest".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 honest 2 47
2 nest 1 20
3 earnest 2 18
4 finest 2 16
5 earnestly 3 13
6 honestly 3 12
7 ernest 2 10
8 honesty 3 10
9 kinesthetic 4 4
10 nested 2 4
11 dishonest 3 3
12 earnestness 3 3
13 nestled 2 3
14 nests 1 3
15 conestoga 4 2
16 dishonesty 4 2
17 greenest 2 2
18 keenest 2 2
19 nester 2 2
20 nesting 2 2
21 nestling 2 2
22 anesthetic 4 1
23 anesthetics 4 1
24 meanest 2 1
25 nestor 2 1
26 rhinestones 2 1
27 amnesties 3 0
28 amnesty 3 0
29 anestachio 5 0
30 anesthesia 5 0
31 anesthesiologist 7 0
32 anesthesiologists 7 0
33 anesthesiology 7 0
34 anesthetist 4 0
35 banesto 3 0
36 banesto's 3 0
37 bonesteel 2 0
38 brownest 2 0
39 cleanest 2 0
40 defenestration 5 0
41 dishonestly 4 0
42 ernest's 2 0
43 ernestine 3 0
44 ernesto 3 0
45 ernests 2 0
46 fahnestock 2 0
47 finestone 2 0
48 funnest 2 0
49 honestok 3 0
50 jonestown 2 0
51 leanest 2 0
52 minestrone 4 0
53 nest-egg 2 0
54 nesta 2 0
55 neste 1 0
56 nestea 3 0
57 nesters 2 0
58 nestle 2 0
59 nestle's 2 0
60 nestler 3 0
61 nestles 2 0
62 nestlings 2 0
63 nestorian 4 0
64 nestorianism 6 0
65 rhinestone 2 0
66 sonesta 3 0
67 soonest 2 0
68 sternest 2 0
69 stonestreet 2 0
70 tannest 2 0
71 thinnest 2 0
72 vannest 2 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "nest".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 honest 2 47
2 earnest 2 18
3 ernest 2 10
4 anast 2 0
5 knost 1 0
6 knust 1 0
7 nast 1 0
8 neste 1 0
9 nist 1 0
10 nursed 1 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "nest".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 honest 2 47
2 net 1 34
3 newest 2 15
4 incest 2 13
5 unrest 2 5
6 nested 2 4
7 nests 1 3
8 est 1 3
9 invest 2 3
10 nester 2 2
11 nicest 2 1
12 nestor 2 1
13 infest 2 1
14 neste 1 0
15 nesta 2 0
16 nes 1 0
17 nestle 2 0
18 nestea 3 0
19 nesbit 2 0
20 ingest 2 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "nest" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq

Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "nest" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq

Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "nest" in the same piece of text.

# Word Syllables Freq

Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "nest".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 nast 1 0
2 nast's 1 0
3 nest-egg 2 0
4 nist 1 0

Results:

Term

Definitions: 9

Fragments: 72

Sound Alikes: 10

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 0

Consonant Matches: 4

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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Uncertainty surrounds eagle egg at Decorah North Nest
Mar 13, 2026 KCCI

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