nesting - Definition and Meaning

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(adjective)

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(of a bird or other animal) building or occupying a nest

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do not disturb nesting birds

(adjective)

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(of similar objects of graduated sizes) able to be placed or stored one inside the other

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solid wood nesting tables

(verb)

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(of a bird or other animal) use or build a nest

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the owls often nest in barns

(verb)

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fit (an object or objects) inside a larger one

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the town is nested inside a large crater on the flanks of a volcano