nest
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/nest/
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/nest/
noun
C1
A home that birds make to lay eggs and raise babies.
Birds build a nest to keep their eggs safe.
C1
A home where insects or small animals live and have babies.
Ants live in a nest under the ground.
R
A hidden place where bad people do bad things.
The police found a nest of criminals in the old building.
R
A safe home where parents raise children.
Children grow up in the family nest before moving out.
R
A set of things that fit inside each other.
She bought a nest of bowls that stack together.
verb
R
To make and live in a nest.
Birds nest in trees to raise their young.
R
To put information inside other information.
You can nest lists inside other lists in programming.
translation
A home that birds make to lay eggs and raise babies.; A home where insects or small animals live and have babies.; A hidden place where bad people do bad things.; A safe home where parents raise children.; A set of things that fit inside each other.
To make and live in a nest.; To put information inside other information.
Word Forms
3rd Present
nests
Past
nested
Perfect
nested
Progressive
nesting
Plural
nests