Den and Nest

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Den

Den noun - The shelter or resting place of a wild animal.

Usage example: the foxes hid in their den until the bear finally left the area

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Nest is a synonym for den in haunt topic. In some cases you can use "Nest" instead a noun "Den", when it comes to topics like cavern. popular alternative

Nest

Nest noun - A place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others.

Usage example: headed back to her cozy nest in the mountains for a little rest and relaxation

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Den is a synonym for nest in lair topic. You can use "Den" instead a noun "Nest", if it concerns topics such as hotbed, place, home, hideaway. popular alternative

Nearby Words: nested, nestling, nesting, nestable

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close	close den	close nest
full	full den	full nest
original	original den	original nest
real	real den	real nest
Other adjectives: massive, big, huge, horrible, secret, abandoned, final, hidden, underground, last, literal, local, festering.

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In the opening scene, while Blu is in a nest inside a den (accurately for parrots), there's a family of yellow parrots who have a cup-shaped nest on a branch.

Source: Western Animation / Rio
In the episode of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, "Winter Wrap-Up", Twilight Sparkle goes through a Humiliation Conga involving snakes, bats, having a hornet's nest fall on her head, and ends up running into a den... and getting sprayed by a family of skunks.

Source: Smelly Skunk

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