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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
birdnest en · NOUN
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of bird's nest.
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birdnest en · VERB
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(ambitransitive) To make or nestle in a bird's nest.
Lennard knew well every nook, crevice, and shelf of the quarry; on many a day in boyhood he had birdnested among the gorse that fringed its mouth, or fished for minnows and "pow-wowets" with a luggie and string in the slimy pool at the bottom; […]
1869, James Grant, The Girl He Married, volume 2, page 122:
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(intransitive) To become entangled or dishevelled, like a bird's nest.
As currently produced, this type of fiber is entangled, or birdnested, and resembles cotton (except for the color).
1999, T.D. Burchell, Carbon Materials for Advanced Technologies, page 164:
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(intransitive) To collect eggs from bird's nests.
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birdnesting