HyperDic: hornets[_nest

English > 2 senses of the expression hornets' nest:
NOUNstatehornets' nest, hornet's nesta highly contentious or hazardous situation
objecthornets' nest, wasp's nest, wasps' nest, hornet's nesthabitation for wasps or hornets
English > hornets' nest: 2 senses > noun 1, state
MeaningA highly contentious or hazardous situation.
Example"talk of invading Iraq stirred up a political hornets' nest"
Synonymhornet's nest
BroadersituationA complex or critical or unusual difficulty
English > hornets' nest: 2 senses > noun 2, object
Meaninghabitation for wasps or hornets.
Synonymswasp's nest, wasps' nest, hornet's nest
BroadernidusA nest in which spiders or insects deposit their eggs
Spanishavispero
Catalanvesper

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