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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: nestle (0.01832 detik)
Found 3 items, similar to nestle.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: nestle
bersarang, mendekap
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: nestle
nestle
n : a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace [syn:
cuddle,
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,
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:
snuggle]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Nestle
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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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
).
[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.
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