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Definitions: Nestle |
NestleNoun1. A close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace. Verb1. Move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position; "We cuddled against each other to keep warm"; "The children snuggled into their sleeping bags". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "nestle" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references) |
Synonyms: NestleSynonyms: cuddle (v), draw close (v), nuzzle (v), snuggle (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Endearment | Clasp, hug, cuddle; fold in one's arms, strain in one's arms; nestle, nuzzle; embrace, kiss, buss, smack, blow a kiss; salute; (courtesy); fold to the heart, press to the bosom. |
Presence | People; inhabit, dwell, reside, stay, sojourn, live, abide, lodge, nestle, roost, perch; take up one's abode; (be located); tenant. |
Safety | Make safe, render safe; Adjective:; protect; take care of; (care); preserve; cover, screen, shelter, shroud, flank, ward; guard; (defend); secure; (restrain); entrench, intrench, fence round; (circumscribe); house, nestle, ensconce; take charge of. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | ![]() | The Mand River and the small town of Konari nestle in the Zagros Mountains in western Iran.Credit: NASA. |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
Communist Manifesto | 1848 | It must nestle everywhere, settle everywhere, establish connexions everywhere. (reference) |
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Through the Looking-Glass | Carroll, Lewis | Children yet, the tale to hear, Eager eye and willing ear, Lovingly shall nestle near. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | The market leader is Nestle, producing locally the Noel, Laponia, and Frigor brands. (references) | |
It has 10 modern industrial parks, and it is fast turning into the top choice of manufacturers looking for destinations for large maquiladoras, including Acer, Daewoo, NEG, Mag Technologies, Mitsubishi, Sony, Kenworth, Allied Signal, LG Electronics, Nestle, Rockwell, and Black and Decker, among others. (references) | ||
Economic History | Senegal | Swiss investment is concentrated in food processing with the active presence of the multinational Nestle. (references) |
Senegal | For instance, Philip Morris manufactures products under license, as does Nestle (for some products) and Coca-Cola. (references) | |
Ukraine | The top ten advertisers remain international companies (Philip Morris, Reemtsma, UMC, Rothmans, Unilever, Sport Systems, Coca-Cola, Nestle, RJR, Papastratos). (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Nestle" is generally used as a lexical verb (base form) -- approximately 39.34% of the time. "Nestle" is used about 61 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 39.34% | 24 | 71,196 |
| Noun (proper) | 24.59% | 15 | 90,616 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 19.67% | 12 | 101,599 |
| Noun (singular) | 16.39% | 10 | 111,207 |
| Total | 100.00% | 61 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "nestle" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Nestle | Last name | 400 | 20,062 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| Germany | Nestle Deutschland AG | India | Nestle India |
| Malaysia | Nestle (Malaysia) Berhad | Switzerland | Nestle S.A. |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "nestle": nestle down ♦ nestle up. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "nestle": Nestle-rowntree, Nestle-rowntrees. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
nestle | 2,174 |
icecream.com nestle | 385 |
nestle ice cream | 116 |
nestle crunch | 105 |
nestle chocolate | 90 |
nestle usa | 87 |
nestle water | 76 |
canada nestle | 68 |
nestle recipe | 62 |
nestle toll house | 46 |
nestle product | 46 |
nestle toll house cookie | 43 |
nestle purina | 42 |
nestle candy | 41 |
nestle company | 40 |
nestle tollhouse | 33 |
nestle carnation | 32 |
nestle food | 31 |
crunch.com nestle | 30 |
nestle malaysia | 23 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "nestle"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | ngre fole (nest, nidificate, nidify), ngjesh në krahë, strehohem (ensconce, ensconce oneself, Harbor, harbour), shtriqem (curl up, stretch), rehatohem (be appeased, curl up, ensconce, sit back). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | حضن (baby sit, bosom, clasp, cuddle, enfold, kiss, lap, nurture, stain), إختبأ (burrow, hide), أوى (accommodate, harbor, harbour, hard, lodge, quarter, shelter). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | сгушвам, приютявам се. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 紧贴 (Cling, Clinging, Clung, Nestling), 依偎 , 傍 (near). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | uvelebit se, uhnízdit se, tulit se (huddle), choulit se (cower, cringe, huddle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | لانه کردن (Kennel), اسودن (Nubuckle, Rest), اشیان گرفتن (Nest), دراغوش کسی خوابیدن . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | painautua (huddle together, press oneself). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | se pelotonner, se nicher (nest), abriter. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | sich schmiegen (cuddle, cuddle up, snuggle, snuggle up), sich kuscheln (cuddle, cuddle down, cuddle up, huddle down, snuggle, snuggle up), sich ducken (bob down, cower, cringe, dodge, duck, get down, to crouch), schmiegen (wrap), eingebettet liegen, anschmiegen (cling, cling to). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | φωλιάζω (embosom, harbour, nest, nestle down, nuzzle, snuggle, to nest). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | ל"תכרבל (wrap up), ל"תרפק (cuddle, hug, snuggle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | kényelmesen fekszik (to nestle, to nuzzle), fészkel (nidify, to nest, to nestle), befészkeli magát (to nestle, to snug oneself). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | mendekap (see: berdekap), bersarang. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | rifugiarsi (shelter, take refuge), annidarsi (hide, nest), accoccolarsi (crouch). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | ネオン管 (bottleneck, drip-dry, import restriction list, Is it so?, nack chain, Nebraska, neck, neckerchief, necking, necklace, neckline, necktie, necktie pin, necrophilia, necrophobia, nector, negative, negative color, neglect, negligee, negotiation, Nelson, neon tube, nepenta, nephron, nephrosis, nepotism, Neptune, neptunium, Nescafe, -ness, nest, nest table, nesting, net, net ball, Net citizen, net in, net play, net price, net score, netball falling in, netizen, net-mask, nettopology, network, network administration, networker, networking, Nevada, Never give up!, Never happen, Never mind, next, no carbon, no-iron, permanent snowpatch, Really?, several tables inside each other, tie, wash and wear). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ネッスル . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | clusaghey (nestling), clooeys. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | estlenay pecúlio (estate), encostar-se, aninhar-se (couch, nest, snuggle), aconchegar-se (huddle, nuzzle, snuggle), acariciar (blandish, canoodle, caress, cherish, chuck, dandle, embosom, fawn, fondle, hug, neck, nurse, paddle, pamper, pet, stroke), abraçar (bosom, clasp, cling, cuddle, embosom, embrace, enclave, enfold, enlarge, fold, hug, inarticulate, inlaid, neck, squeeze, wind). (various references) se cuibãri, se adãposti (get under shelter, Harbor, harbour, shelter, take refuge), cuibãri (nest), adãposti (accommodate, billet, cherish, cultivate, defilade, embower, guard, Harbor, harbour, have, hide, hold, house, Lodge, room, safeguard, screen, secure, shelter, shield, store). (various references) ютиться. (various references) umiljavati se, ugnezditi, priljubiti. (various references) hacerse un nido, estar situado (be lying, lie, locate, stand), estar protegido. (various references) krypa in (crawl in, creep in). (various references) นอนคุ"คู้, สร้างรัง, อยู่ในที่กำบัง, ซบ. (various references) yerleştirmek (accommodate, deposit, domicil, domicile, draw out, embed, emplace, enchase, engraft, ensconce, entrench, establish, fix, indwell, ingraft, inject, install, lay, locate, perch, pitch, place, posit, position, post, put, put in, quarter, reset, seat, set, set up, settle, shake down, sink, site, situate, slot, spot, Square, station, Stow), yerleşmek (bed, ensconce oneself, indwell, install oneself, locate, perch oneself, root, set, settle, settle down, settle in, shake down, stable, take up one's residence), sokulmak (come close, come up, creep, draw near, edge, edge in, encroach, infiltrate, nuzzle, penetrate, put oneself forward, sidle, sidle up to, snuggle, worm one's way, wriggle oneself into), sığınmak (defect, fall back upon a thing, Harbor, harbour, refuge, take refuge in, take sanctuary, take shelter in, take to, turn to), barındırmak (Harbor, harbour, hold, house, hut, keep back, shelter), bağrına basmak (canoodle, cherish, embrace). (various references) угніздитися, ховатися (abscond, burrow, hide, hide away, hide out, hide up, lurk, nest, shelter oneself, shroud, skulk, take cover), тулитися (cabin, nest), гніздитися (nest), вити гніздо (nest, nidificate), зручно влаштуватися (nuzzle), притулятися (lean), пригортатися, давати притулок (accommodate, bield, refuge, roof). (various references) nythu (nest). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "nestle": nestled, nestler, nestlers, nestles. (additional references) | |
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"Nestle" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Naste, Neslo, nessle, Nessler, Nestel, Nestl, nestler, netel, netl, Netlib, netze, Netzler, Neuste, neutle, newstel, Newtie, nossle, nusselt, nussle, westlb. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "nestle" (pronounced ne"sul or ne"slē") |
| 4 | -e" s u l | Tressel, trestle, vessel, wrestle. |
| 3 | -s u l | antimissile, apostle, Axel, axle, basal, brasil, bristle, bustle, cancel, capsule, Castle, colossal, consul, council, counsel, diesel, dismissal, dispersal, docile, dorsal, epistle, facile, fissile, fossil, gracile, gristle, Hansel, Hassel, hassle, housel, hustle, imbecile, jostle, microfossil, missal, missel, missile, morsel, mucosal, muscle, mussel, parcel, Passel, pencil, pixel, Proconsul, rehearsal, reversal, rustle, stencil, tassel, Tattersall, tensile, Tercel, Thistle, tinsel, tonsil, tussle, universal, unsell, utensil, vassal, whistle. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-l-n-s-t" | |
-1 letter: leets, lenes, lense, sente, sleet, steel, stele, teels, teens, teles, tense. | |
-2 letters: eels, else, lees, leet, lens, lent, lest, lets, nest, nets, seel, seen, sene, sent, teel, teen, tees, tele, tels, tens. | |
-3 letters: eel, els, ens, lee, let, nee, net, see, sel, sen, set, tee, tel, ten. | |
-4 letters: el, en, es, et, ne. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-e-l-n-s-t" | |
+1 letter: eluents, gentles, lateens, leanest, lisente, nestled, nestler, nestles, netless, nettles, relents, setline, stelene, telnets, tensely, tensile, unsteel. | |
+2 letters: centiles, cleanest, elements, enlisted, enlistee, enlister, entellus, entitles, entresol, esculent, eternals, felstone, gentiles, gentlest, kanteles, lateness, lecterns, lenities, listened, listener, lunettes, neglects, nestable, nestlers, nestlike, nettlers, noteless, penlites, plenties, reenlist, selenate, selenite, sentinel, setlines, silenter, skeleton, sklented, sleeting, snellest, steeling, stilbene, talesmen, telerans, tensible, tentless, theelins, tinseled, toluenes, toneless, tuneless, unsettle, unsteels, veinlets, ventless. | |
+3 letters: alertness, alienates, anetholes, anglesite, antelopes, antisleep, beltlines, betelnuts, bluestone, butylenes, centuples, datelines, deletions, denticles, earnestly, effluents, elaterins, elections, electrons, elephants, elevenths, elongates, enamelist, endosteal, endostyle, endplates, enlistees, enlisters, entailers, entangles, entresols, esculents, essential, ethylenes, eventless, exhalents, extensile, externals, felstones, fenestral, fleetness, fleshment, galenites, gelatines, gestalten, glistened, goldenest, greenlets, ilmenites, insectile, intensely, jetliners, lamenters, lancelets, lannerets, lateeners, latencies, lengthens, lenitives, lenticels, levanters, limestone, listeners, litheness, lodestone, loneliest, mantelets, melanites, melinites, milestone, monostele, natheless, nearliest, nettliest, novelties, nucleates, panetelas, penalties, pentacles, pestilent, petronels, phenetols, plenteous, presently, reenlists, resentful, resilient, resolvent, rondelets, scentless, segmental, selecting, selection, selectman, selectmen, selenates, selenites, sensately, sentinels, silentest, skeletons, solemnest, splendent, splenetic, stablemen, staleness, stenciled, stenciler, stilbenes, streeling, sullenest, tapelines, teaseling, telamones, telethons, tenailles, tentacles, timelines, tinselled, treelawns, treenails, tunnelers, underlets, unsettled, unsettles, unsteeled, unsterile, veinulets, weldments. | |
+4 letters: accentless, acetylenes, adolescent, alinements, alternates, anglesites, antennules, anthelices, anthelixes, antielites, belemnites, bluestones, calentures, celebrants, centerless, centesimal, centralest, centralise, centrioles, cleanliest, clientages, clienteles, clientless, coalescent, delineates, demulcents, depletions, desalinate, devilments, diluteness, diplotenes, disentitle, edentulous, eglantines, elatedness, elementals, elevations, eliminates, elopements, emblements, emollients, emoluments, enamelists, endostyles, enlightens, enlistment, enrolments, entanglers, entelluses, enthalpies, enucleates, essentials, esuriently, evangelist, extensible, extolments, exultances, felinities, fieldstone, flatnesses, flatteners, fleshments, florescent, futileness, gantelopes, gelignites, generalist, genteelest, genteelism, gentilesse, gentleness, genuflects, greenbelts, implements, ingestible, intellects, interfiles, interlaces, interlends, interlines, interlopes, interludes, intervales, investable, kentledges, latenesses, leistering, lemniscate, lengthiest, lengthwise, lenticules, lentigines, leptotenes, letterings, libertines, lienteries, lighteners, limestones, lineaments, linecaster, linoleates, liquescent, listenable, littleness, lobstermen, lodestones, lodgements, lorgnettes, lostnesses, luteinizes, mesnalties, metheglins, methylenes, milestones, monosteles, multisense, nameplates, neglecters, neorealist, nephelites, nettlesome, neutralise, newsletter, novelettes, oblateness, olivenites, opalescent, ostensible, parentless, penalities, pentangles, pestilence, petulances, phenolates, placements, plasticene, pleasanter, plenitudes, pointelles, politeness, polytenies, polythenes, prevalents, princelets, queenliest, ravelments, rectangles, reenlisted, reinflates, relentless, repellants, repellents, repletions, resemblant, resettling, resmelting, resolvents, retellings, saltnesses, selections, selectness, senilities, sensiblest, sentential, sentiently, sentineled, septennial, sequential, settlement, sheltering, silentness, singletree, skeletonic, skeltering, slenderest, solacement, solonetses, solonetzes, spleeniest, spleenwort, splenetics, splintered, stableness, steeliness, stencilers, stencilled, stenciller, stoneflies, streamline, subtleness, supplement, svelteness, sweltering, tailenders, talentless, tallnesses, teaselling, telegonies, teleostean, telephones, televising, television, tenantless, terpineols, timeliness, tolerances, tonelessly, tongueless, tunelessly, ultradense, uncleanest, unclearest, unmolested, unselected, unsteeling, untestable, valentines, velveteens, venalities, ventilates, ventricles, vestmental, volunteers, waterlines, wulfenites. | |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001110 01100101 01110011 01110100 01101100 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)N e s t l e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004E 0065 0073 0074 006C 0065 |
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