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move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position; "We cuddled against each other to keep warm"; "The children snuggled into their sleeping bags"

a kind of gun emplacement; "a machine-gun nest"; "a nest of snipers"

a cosy or secluded retreat

a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young

gather nests

a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality; "a nest of thieves"

fit together or fit inside; "nested bowls"

inhabit a nest, usually after building; "birds are nesting outside my window every Spring"

move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position; "We cuddled against each other to keep warm"; "The children snuggled into their sleeping bags"

a kind of gun emplacement; "a machine-gun nest"; "a nest of snipers"

a cosy or secluded retreat

a gang of criminals assembled in one place; "a nest of thieves"

a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young

gather nests

The bed or receptacle prepared by a fowl for holding her eggs and for hatching and rearing her young.

Hence: the place in which the eggs of other animals, as insects, turtles, etc., are laid and hatched; a snug place in which young animals are reared.

A snug, comfortable, or cozy residence or situation; a retreat, or place of habitual resort; hence, those who occupy a nest, frequent a haunt, or are associated in the same pursuit; as, a nest of traitors; a nest of bugs.

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

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

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

To build and occupy a nest.

To put into a nest; to form a nest for.

The bed or receptacle prepared by a fowl for holding her eggs and for hatching and rearing her young.

Hence: the place in which the eggs of other animals, as insects, turtles, etc., are laid and hatched; a snug place in which young animals are reared.

A snug, comfortable, or cozy residence or situation; a retreat, or place of habitual resort; hence, those who occupy a nest, frequent a haunt, or are associated in the same pursuit; as, a nest of traitors; a nest of bugs.

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

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

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

To build and occupy a nest.

To put into a nest; to form a nest for.

To build and occupy a nest.

The bed or dwelling made or chosen by a bird for the hatching of its eggs and the rearing of its young; a hatching place for insects, etc.; a cozy retreat; a haunt, or those who gather there; as, a nest of thieves; a number of boxes, one fitting inside another.

To place in a nest.

To build and occupy a nest.

The bed formed by a bird for hatching her young: the place in which the eggs of any animal are laid and hatched: a comfortable residence: the abode of a large number, often in a bad sense: a number of boxes each inside the next larger.

To build and occupy a nest.

The bed or dwelling prepared by a bird for incubation, and for its young till able to fly; any place where Insects or small animals are produced; a warm, close place of abode; a number of persons dwelling together, in an ill sense, as a nest of thieves; a number of boxes or baskets placed one within the other; a set of small drawers.

A structure having a fancied resemblance to a bird's nest; see nidus.

Place where eggs are laid and hatched; bed formed by a bird; comfortable residence.

To place in a nest; supply with nests; place, as dishes, one inside another.

To build a nest; hunt for nests.

The place where a bird lays and hatches eggs and rears its young.

Any cozy abode; a home; haunt.

A set of similar things fitting into each other.

The place or bed formed or used by a bird for incubation and keeping its young; a bed to hatch eggs or rear young; an abode; a resort; a number of boxes or cases inserted in each other.

To build and occupy a nest. Nest-egg, an egg left m the nest to prevent the hen from forsaking it; something laid up as a beginning.

n. [Anglo-Saxon[ The retreat prepared by a bird for hatching and rearing her young;- the place in which the eggs of other animals, as insects, turtles, and the like, are laid and hatched;- a snug, comfortable, or cozy residence or situation; also a receptacle or collection;- a collection of boxes, cases, or the like, of graduated size.