Meanings
verbunnest (third-person singular simple present unnests, present participle unnesting, simple past and past participle unnested)
present singular third person unnests · participle present unnesting · participle past unnested · past unnested
- To separate objects that have been nested or placed one inside the other.
The eye unnested from the head, cannot see
1629, Thomas Adams, Sermons1 more example
She unnested the coffee cans and used the top one as an ashtray.
1988, Edmund White, chapter 1, in The Beautiful Room is Empty, New York: Vintage International, published 1994
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verbTo dislodge from a nest.
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APA
unnest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unnest
MLA
“unnest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unnest. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unnest,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unnest.
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