nido

Phonetic: "/nɛst/"

Part Of Speech: noun

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

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

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

Definition: A retreat, or place of habitual resort.

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

Example: That nightclub is a nest of strange people!

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

Example: I am aspiring to leave the nest.

Definition: 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.

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

Definition: A fortified position for a weapon.

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

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

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

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

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

Phonetic: "/nɛst/"

Part Of Speech: verb

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

Definition: To settle into a home.

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

Definition: To successively neatly fit inside another.

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

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

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

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

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