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hornet's nest

  1. n. a highly contentious or hazardous situation; "talk of invading Iraq stirred up a political hornets' nest" [syn: hornets' nest]

  2. habitation for wasps or hornets [syn: wasp's nest, wasps' nest, hornets' nest]

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Hornet's Nest (novel)

Hornet's Nest (1997) is a book by author Patricia Cornwell, set in Charlotte, North Carolina, which was called "a hornet's nest of rebellion" by Cornwallis during the American Revolutionary War.

Hornet's Nest (1923 film)

Hornet's Nest is a 1923 British silent drama film directed by Walter West and starring Florence Turner, Fred Wright and Nora Swinburne.