nestle
— Noun
– English
~ a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace
nestle
— Verb
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~ 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"
nestle
— Verb
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~ position comfortably; "The baby nestled her head in her mother's elbow"
nestle
— Verb
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~ lie in a sheltered position; "The little cottage nestles in the forest"
nestled
— Adjective
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~ drawn or pressed close to someone or something for or as if for affection or protection; "saw a number of small houses nestled against the hillside"; "like a baby snuggled in its mother's arms"
nestling
— Noun
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~ a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"
nestling
— Noun
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~ young bird not yet fledged
Nestor
— Noun
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~ (Greek mythology) a wise old counselor to the Greeks at Troy
nestorian
— Noun
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~ a follower of Nestorius
Nestorian Church
— Noun
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~ a Christian Church in the Middle East that followed Nestorianism; there is still a small Nestorian Church in Iraq
Nestorian
— Adjective
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~ relating to Nestorius or Nestorianism
Nestorianism
— Noun
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~ the theological doctrine (named after Nestorius) that Christ is both the son of God and the man Jesus (which is opposed to Roman Catholic doctrine that Christ is fully God)
Nestorius
— Noun
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~ Syrian who was a Christian bishop and Patriarch of Constantinople in the early fifth century; one of the major heresies concerning the doctrine of the hypostasis of Christ was named after him (died in 451)
net ball
— Noun
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~ a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again
net
— Noun
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~ the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
net
— Noun
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~ a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects
net
— Noun
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~ a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)
net income
— Noun
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~ the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
net melon
— Noun
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~ the fruit of a variety of muskmelon vine; a melon with netlike markings and deep green flesh