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BIRD-NEST

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Gather birdnests

Example:

They went birdnesting in the early morning

Synonyms:

bird-nest; birdnest

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "bird-nest" is one way to...):

collect; garner; gather; pull together (assemble or get together)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

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