Nest and Ring

Nest

Nest noun - A gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality.

Usage example: a nest of thieves

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Ring and nest are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ring" instead a noun "Nest".

Nearby Words: nested, nestling, nesting, nestable

Ring noun - A group involved in secret or criminal activities.

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Nest and ring are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Nest" instead a noun "Ring".

Nearby Words: ringing, ringer, ringlet, ringed, ringside

full	full nest	full ring
nice	nice nest	nice ring
special	special nest	special ring
particular	particular nest	particular ring
Other adjectives: similar, certain, original, single, entire, real, massive, large, big, enormous, huge, little, secret, new, missing, underground, last, local, giant.

Right in the very first game, a minor subquest easily completed within five minutes of leaving town the first time involves retrieving a ring from a pterosaur nest.

Source: Cutting the Knot
Or just throw a rock or a fireball at the nest and remove the ring from its remains.

Source: Cutting the Knot
The straight example is the Vajra homeworld, a Class-A planet virtually identical to Earth except for the three moons, and the Vajra nest/planet-sized rock formation that stretches up from gigantic pillars to form a huge ring around the equator.

Source: All Planets Are Earth-Like

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