birdnest

intransitive transitive

(transitive, intransitive) To make or nestle in a bird's nest / (intransitive) To become entangled or dishevelled, like a bird's nest / (intransitive) To collect eggs from bird's nests

Japanese Meaning

鳥の巣を作る、または、鳥の巣に身を寄せる / 鳥の巣のように絡み合ったり、ぼさぼさになったりする / 鳥の巣から卵を採取する

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Every spring, the swallows birdnest in the hedgerow behind our house.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

毎春、ツバメたちは私たちの家の裏の生け垣に巣を作ります。

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Sense（1）

(transitive, intransitive) To make or nestle in a bird's nest

Lennard knew well every nook, crevice, and shelf of the quarry; on many a day in boyhood he had birdnested among the gorse that fringed its mouth, or fished for minnows and "pow-wowets" with a luggie and string in the slimy pool at the bottom; […]

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Sense（2）

(intransitive) To become entangled or dishevelled, like a bird's nest

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Sense（3）

(intransitive) To collect eggs from bird's nests

birdnests

（ present singular third-person ）

birdnesting

（ participle present ）

birdnested

（ participle past ）

birdnested

（ past ）

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