Egg container Crossword Clue
While searching our database we found 1 possible solution for the: Egg container crossword clue. This crossword clue was last seen on July 27 2024 Wall Street Journal Crossword puzzle. The solution we have for Egg container has a total of 4 letters.
| Rank | Answer | Clue | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99% | NEST | Egg container | Wall Street Journal |
| 20% | SACS | Spider egg containers | Wall Street Journal |
Definition
| • | The bed or receptacle prepared by a fowl for holding her eggs and for hatching and rearing her young. |
| • | Hence: the place in which the eggs of other animals, as insects, turtles, etc., are laid and hatched; a snug place in which young animals are reared. |
| • | A snug, comfortable, or cozy residence or situation; a retreat, or place of habitual resort; hence, those who occupy a nest, frequent a haunt, or are associated in the same pursuit; as, a nest of traitors; a nest of bugs. |
| • | An aggregated mass of any ore or mineral, in an isolated state, within a rock. |
| • | A collection of boxes, cases, or the like, of graduated size, each put within the one next larger. |
| • | A compact group of pulleys, gears, springs, etc., working together or collectively. |
| • | To build and occupy a nest. |
| • | To put into a nest; to form a nest for. |
Recent Usage in Crossword Puzzles:
- Wall Street Journal: Jul 27, 2024
- Wall Street Journal: Nov 24, 2023
- Eugene Sheffer: Jun 12, 2023
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