nest
Pronunciation:
/nɛst/noun
Definitions
A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.
A place used by another mammal, fish, amphibian or insect, for depositing eggs and hatching young.
A snug, comfortable, or cosy residence or job situation.
A retreat, or place of habitual resort.
verb
Definitions
(of animals) To build or settle into a nest.
To settle into a home.
Example: We loved the new house and were nesting there in two days!
To successively neatly fit inside another.
Example: I bought a set of nesting mixing bowls for my mother.
To place in, or as if in, a nest.