nest

Definitions

• A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.
• A place used by another mammal, fish, amphibian or insect, for depositing eggs and hatching young.
• A snug, comfortable, or cosy residence or job situation.
• A retreat, or place of habitual resort.
• A hideout for bad people to frequent or haunt; a den.
• A home that a child or young adult shares with a parent or guardian.
• (cards) A fixed number of cards in some bidding games awarded to the highest bidder allowing him to exchange any or all with cards in his hand.
• (military) A fortified position for a weapon.
• (computing) A structure consisting of nested structures, such as nested loops or nested subroutine calls.
• A circular bed of pasta, rice, etc. to be topped or filled with other foods.
• (geology) 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.