Nest

/nɛst/

noun

  1. A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.

  2. A place used by another mammal, fish, amphibian or insect, for depositing eggs and hatching young.

  3. A snug, comfortable, or cosy residence or job situation.

verb

  1. (of animals) To build or settle into a nest.

  2. To settle into a home.

    We loved the new house and were nesting there in two days!

  3. To successively neatly fit inside another.

    I bought a set of nesting mixing bowls for my mother.

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