NEST

/nΙ›st/
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Scrabble
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N(1) E(1) S(1) T(1)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓

Definition

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

Source: Wiktionary

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