单词 | bird's nest |
释义 | bird's nest1 of 2noun1 : the nest in which a bird lays eggs and hatches young 2 a : edible bird's nest also : a substitute used in the preparation of soup b : any of several dishes commonly containing nuts or fruit (such as an apple dumpling or a cobbler) 3 : any of several plants having a real or fancied resemblance to a bird's nest especially : wild carrot 4 : crow's nest sense 1a 5 a : a snarl of fishing line at the reel : backlash b : a mass of tangled hair If the younger girl's hair was a bird's nest of tangles, her choice of clothing torn blue jeans and an oversized sweater spotted with burrs and prickly seeds, it was simply because she was endlessly active. Irie … turned up for her appointment three-thirty on the dot, … a headscarf disguising the bird's nest of her hair, her right hand carefully placed upon her stomach. bird's-nest 2 of 2intransitive verbˈbərdz-ˌnest : to hunt for or take birds' nests or their contents bird's-nester noun |
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