verbπShare(of animals) To build or settle into a nest."The mother bird nested in the oak tree, carefully arranging twigs and leaves. "animalnaturebirdbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo settle into a home."We loved the new house and were nesting there in two days!"placefamilyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo successively neatly fit inside another."I bought a set of nesting mixing bowls for my mother."structuresystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo place in, or as if in, a nest."The cat carefully nested her kittens in a soft blanket. "natureanimalbirdChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo place one thing neatly inside another, and both inside yet another (and so on)."There would be much more room in the attic if you had nested all the empty boxes."structuresystemorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo hunt for birds' nests or their contents (usually "go nesting").""Every spring, the children enjoyed nesting in the woods behind their house, searching for abandoned birds' nests." "animalnaturebirdactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareEmbedded."The set of Russian dolls contained five nested figures, each smaller than the last. "structuresystemcomputingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareSuccessively fitted one inside another."The set of Russian dolls contained five nested figures, each smaller than the last. "structuresystemcomputingtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShare(Of a lexical item) contained within a dictionary entry as a subordinate term of the main headword.""Antonym" is a nested term under the main entry for "synonym" in the dictionary. "linguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading