"nest" meaning in All languages combined

See nest on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /nɛst/ Audio: en-us-nest.ogg [US] Forms: nest [singular], nests [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The home a bird builds for itself.
    Sense id: simple-nest-en-noun-SCjpZqWQ
  2. The home or bedding of some other animals.
    Sense id: simple-nest-en-noun-lC6TMt17

Verb [English]

IPA: /nɛst/ Audio: en-us-nest.ogg [US] Forms: nest [canonical], nests [third-person, singular], nested [past], nested [past, participle], nesting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When an animal builds or stays in its nest, especially when taking care of its babies there.
    Sense id: simple-nest-en-verb-WhFc5QEW
  2. If somethings is nested in something else, it is inside it. Usually, this is used for several things, with the second thing in the first thing, the third things in the second thing—for however many things are nested. This is often used in coding and computer programing.
    Sense id: simple-nest-en-verb-9KAHRxqJ
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