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Nest
nɛst
Nest definitions
noun
nest
nests
- a structure or place made or chosen by a bird for laying eggs and sheltering its young
"two sparrows frantically building a nest"
- a place where an insect or other animal breeds or shelters
"an ants' nest"
- something in the form of a bowl or layer, used to hold, protect, or support something
"potato nests filled with okra"
- a person's snug or secluded retreat
"I'm off to my cosy nest"
- a place filled with undesirable people, activities, or things
"a nest of spies"
- a set of similar objects of graduated sizes, made so that each smaller one fits into the next in size for storage
"a nest of tables"
verb
nest
nested
nesting
nests
- (of a bird or other animal) use or build a nest
"the owls often nest in barns"
- fit (an object or objects) inside a larger one
"the town is nested inside a large crater on the flanks of a volcano"
- (of a set of objects) fit inside one another
"Russian dolls that nest inside one another"
- (especially in computing and linguistics) place (an object or element) in a lower position in a hierarchy