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nest

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noun

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

Examples :

"The robin built a cozy nest in the bush outside my window. "

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

Examples :

"The robin built a cozy nest in the bush outside my classroom window. "

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

Examples :

"My new job as a teacher felt like a comfortable nest; I enjoyed the routine and the supportive colleagues. "

property situation job

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A retreat, or place of habitual resort.

Examples :

"The library is my favorite nest for studying; I go there every day. "

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A hideout for bad people to frequent or haunt; a den.

Examples :

"That nightclub is a nest of strange people!"

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A home that a child or young adult shares with a parent or guardian.

Examples :

"I am aspiring to leave the nest."

family property

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A fixed number of cards in some bidding games awarded to the highest bidder allowing him to exchange any or all with cards in his hand.

Examples :

"I was forced to change trumps when I found the ace, jack, and nine of diamonds in the nest."

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A fortified position for a weapon.

Examples :

"The soldiers prepared their artillery nest for the upcoming attack. "

military weapon position war

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A structure consisting of nested structures, such as nested loops or nested subroutine calls.

Examples :

"The computer program used a nest of loops to calculate the grades for all the students. "

computing structure technology

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A circular bed of pasta, rice, etc. to be topped or filled with other foods.

Examples :

"The chef carefully arranged a nest of cooked rice to hold the flavorful chicken and vegetables. "

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An aggregated mass of any ore or mineral, in an isolated state, within a rock.

Examples :

"The miners found a small nest of copper ore embedded in the rock face. "

geology mineral

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A collection of boxes, cases, or the like, of graduated size, each put within the one next larger.

Examples :

"The antique jewelry store had a beautiful nest of boxes, each one smaller than the one inside it. "

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A compact group of pulleys, gears, springs, etc., working together or collectively.

Examples :

"The intricate machine's nest of gears and springs allowed for smooth, precise movement. "

machine device technical system part

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verb

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

Examples :

"The birds nestled in the branches, constructing their nest. "

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To settle into a home.

Examples :

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

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To successively neatly fit inside another.

Examples :

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

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To place in, or as if in, a nest.

Examples :

"The mother bird carefully nestled the small, soft leaves into the cup of twigs to create a warm nest for her young. "

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To place one thing neatly inside another, and both inside yet another (and so on).

Examples :

"There would be much more room in the attic if you had nested all the empty boxes."

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To hunt for birds' nests or their contents (usually "go nesting").

Examples :

"The family went nesting in the woods behind their house, hoping to find some birds' nests. "

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