Definition of "nest"
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A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.
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A place used by another mammal, fish, amphibian or insect, for depositing eggs and hatching young.
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A snug, comfortable, or cozy residence or job situation.
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A retreat, or place of habitual resort.
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A hideout for bad people to frequent or haunt; a den.
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A home that a child or young adult shares with a parent, guardian, or a person acting in the capacity of a parent or guardian. A parental home.
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A fixed amount of cards in some bidding games awarded to the highest bidder allowing him to exchange any or all with cards in his hand.
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A fortified position for a weapon, e.g. a machine gun nest.
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A structure consisting of nested structures, such as nested loops or nested subroutine calls.
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Pasta formed into a round shape.
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verb:
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To build or settle into a nest.
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To settle into a home.
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To successively neatly fit inside another.
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To place in, or as if in, a nest.
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To place one thing neatly inside another, and both inside yet another (and so on).
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To hunt for birds' nests or their contents (usually "go nesting").
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