Definition of Nest
Nest
Nest
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
A structure built by birds or insects to lay eggs or rest in.
e.g. The robin built a nest in the branches of the oak tree.
(noun)
broadly, a place that functions as a shelter or a safe retreat, such as a home or a den;
e.g. She made a nest out of blankets and disappeared into it with her book. The children had left the nest and gone off to college.
(noun)
a place having many people or things of a particular kind, especially those that are undesirable in some way;
e.g. This bar is a nest for local criminals.
(verb)
to build and/or use a special structure for shelter, especially describing an animal's behavior;
e.g. The bird tried to nest on the ledge outside my bedroom window.
(verb)
to fit inside a larger object, or to thus fit something into a larger space/object;
e.g. These bowls nest so that they don't take up too much space in storage. He tried to nest the containers so that they would all fit on the shelf.
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