nest
/nɛst/
noun
- A structure built by birds or other animals to lay eggs and raise young.
- We found a bird's nest hidden in the bushes.
- The squirrel made a nest of leaves high up in the branches.
- The robin built a nest in the tree outside my window.
- A comfortable or cozy place where someone lives or feels safe.
- After a long trip, I love coming back to my own nest.
- She made a little nest for herself in the corner of the library.
- The children built a nest of blankets and pillows in the living room.
- A set of similar objects that fit inside one another.
- I bought a nest of tables for the living room.
- The kitchen has a nest of mixing bowls in different sizes.
- She stored her jewelry in a nest of small boxes.
verb
- To build or live in a nest.
- The birds are nesting in the old oak tree.
- Swallows often nest under the eaves of houses.
- The mother bird nested in the same spot every year.
- To fit objects inside one another in a compact way.
- She nested the smaller boxes inside the larger one.
- These bowls nest neatly for easy storage.
- The chairs are designed to nest together when not in use.
- To place something inside something else, especially in computing or organizing.
- The programmer nested the loops to process the data.
- You can nest one folder inside another on your computer.
- In the report, she nested the subtopics under the main headings.