nestable
Variant of nest
noun
- the structure made or the place chosen by birds for laying their eggs and sheltering their young
- the place used by turtles, hornets, fish, etc. for spawning or breeding
- the structure made or the place chosen by any of certain wild animals as its home: a squirrel's nest
- a cozy or snug place in which to live or rest; retreat
- a haunt or den: used esp. in an unfavorable sense
- the people who frequent such a place: a nest of criminals
- a brood, swarm, or colony of birds, insects, etc.
- a set or series of similar things, each fitting within the one next larger
intransitive verb
- to build or live in or as in a nest
- to fit one into another
- to hunt for birds' nests: usually in the present participle
transitive verb
- to make a nest for
- to place or settle in or as in a nest
- to fit (an object) closely within another
- Comput. to embed (a loop, subroutine, etc.) between the first and last instructions of another
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