Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nestage

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nestage
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Nesting; the construction of nests.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Owing to increasing numbers and consequent want of room for nestage, the old birds drove away the younger ones, who took refuge in their present abode at Fox's Know, where they have been located about six years."

Etymology

From nest + -age.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: nest

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does nestage mean?: Nesting; the construction of nests.
Where does nestage come from?: From nest + -age.

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