birdnest

plural birdnests

1. alternativeAlternative form of bird's nest.

present singular third person birdnests · participle present birdnesting · participle past birdnested · past birdnested

1. ambitransitiveTo 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; […]

   1869, James Grant, The Girl He Married, volume 2, page 122

2. intransitiveTo become entangled or dishevelled, like a bird's nest.

   As currently produced, this type of fiber is entangled, or birdnested, and resembles cotton (except for the color).

   1999, T.D. Burchell, Carbon Materials for Advanced Technologies, page 164

3. intransitiveTo collect eggs from bird's nests.