nido — meaning in English

English meaning

• honeycomb verb To riddle something with small holes or tunnels, as bees do with a hive.
• nest noun A structure built by a bird (or other animal) to hold eggs and raise young.
• nursery noun A place where nursing (“breastfeeding”) or the raising of children is carried on.

Senses

nido is used for these senses in English:

• honeycomb (uncountable) A substance made by bees (clade Anthophila) primarily from beeswax which has hexagonal cells to hold their larvae, and for storing pollen and honey to feed the larvae and themselves when other food is scarce; it is also eaten by humans as part of comb-honey; (countable) a single sheet made up of two layers of this substance.
• nursery (agriculture, zoology) A place where animals breed, or where young animals are naturally or artificially reared (for example, on a farm).

honeycomb — full definition

1. verb To riddle something with small holes or tunnels, as bees do with a hive.
2. verb To weaken something gradually from within.

nest — full definition

1. noun A structure built by a bird (or other animal) to hold eggs and raise young.
2. noun A cozy or secure home, or a hidden base for something (often negative), such as a gang's hideout.
3. verb To build or settle into a nest, or to fit smaller things inside larger ones.

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