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Definitions for Nested

[1] (of an ordered collection of sets or intervals) having the property that each set is contained in the preceding set and the length or diameter of the sets approaches zero as the number of sets tends to infinity.
[2] a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
[3] a place used by insects, fishes, turtles, rabbits, etc., for depositing their eggs or young.
[4] a number of birds, insects, animals, etc., inhabiting one such place.
[5] a snug retreat or refuge; resting place; home.
[6] an assemblage of things lying or set close together, as a series of boxes or trays, that fit within each other: a nest of tables.
[7] a place where something bad is fostered or flourishes: a nest of vice; a robber's nest.
[8] the occupants or frequenters of such a place.
[9] to settle or place (something) in or as if in a nest: to nest dishes in straw.
[10] to fit or place one within another: to nest boxes for more compact storage.
[11] to build or have a nest: The swallows nested under the eaves.
[12] to settle in or as if in a nest.
[13] to fit together or within another or one another: bowls that nest easily for storage.
[14] to search for or collect nests: to go nesting.
[15] Computers . to place a routine inside another routine that is at a higher hierarchical level.
[16] a place or structure in which birds, fishes, insects, reptiles, mice, etc, lay eggs or give birth to young
[17] a number of animals of the same species and their young occupying a common habitat an ants' nest
[18] a place fostering something undesirable a nest of thievery
[19] the people in such a place a nest of thieves
[20] a cosy or secluded place
[21] a set of things, usually of graduated sizes, designed to fit together a nest of tables
[22] military a weapon emplacement a machine-gun nest
[23] (intr) to make or inhabit a nest
[24] (intr) to hunt for birds' nests
[25] (tr) to place in a nest

Words related to Nested

fixed, ingrained, reside, locate, settle, crash, occupy, abide, hover, linger, stop, live, continue, endure, stand, persist, last, prevail, survive, wait

Words nearby Nested

nest, nest box, nest egg, nest of drawers, nesta, nested, nesting, nesting table, nestle, nestling, nestor

Origin of Nested

before 900; Middle English, Old English (cognate with Dutch, German nest; akin to Latin nīdus nest, Old Irish net, Welsh nyth, Sanskrit nīḍa lair) ≪ Indo-European *nizdo- bird's nest, equivalent to *ni down (see nether) + *zd-, variant of *sd-, ablaut variant of *sed-, v. base meaning “sit” (see sit1) + *-o- theme vowel

Other words from Nested

nest·a·ble , adjective
nest·er , noun
nest·like , adjective
nest·y , adjective

Word origin for Nested

Old English; related to Latin nīdus (nest) and to beneath , sit

Synonyms for Nested

fixed, ingrained, installed, planted, encapsulated, enclosed, impacted, inserted, deep-seated, set in