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# drey

«drey» in Mova's school dictionary: **the nest of a squirrel, built high in a tree from twigs…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a drey, dreys)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A drey is the nest of a squirrel, built high in a tree from twigs, leaves and moss. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drey/#m1)

2) It is round like a ball, with a soft lining inside where the squirrel sleeps and keeps its babies warm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drey/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

A nature word used in science lessons about animal homes and in stories set in woods and parks, especially in the UK. It tells the reader that a squirrel lives nearby. Phrases: «a squirrel's drey», «build a drey», «a drey in the oak».

### examples

- We spotted a drey high up in the oak tree. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drey/#x1)
- Grey squirrels build their dreys from twigs and leaves. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drey/#x2)
- In winter the drey is easy to see because the branches are bare. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drey/#x3)
- Baby squirrels are born in the drey. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drey/#x4)
- A drey looks like a messy ball of sticks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drey/#x5)
- The squirrel ran up the trunk and disappeared into its drey. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drey/#x6)
- Our class drew a map of all the dreys in the park. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drey/#x7)
- A bird's nest is open on top, but a drey usually has a roof. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drey/#x8)

### note

Countable noun: one drey, two dreys. Rhymes with «day». Not the same as a bird's nest; a rabbit has a burrow, a fox has a den, a squirrel has a drey. Rare word that many adults do not know.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «drey» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drey/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.