to nest
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4.0
- verb
- /nɛst/
:
anidar
- So I created them so that they will stack or nest within each other like this.
- nested within schools
- nested models
- hierarchically nested
When I opened that drawer, there they were both of them like nested together in in that spot.
- When I opened that drawer, there they were both of them like nested together in in that spot.
- I wish you could like if you could like nest and compound like speed ramp and then speed ramp, you know, probably shorten that up a little bit.
Examples
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We're just going to nest it in there and then use a landscape staple to tack it down like that.
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You could burn this ship to the keel, Mr. Clemens, and the rats would just nest in the ashes.
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So we're just going to nest that right down in the bowl, see if I can tip it and show you face up.
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So we want things that nest, we want things that stack, and we want to digitize.
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And these spheres also nest down to a single point called the Imperium.
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Nueva Venezuela was built of a series of concentric rings, nested within one another.
Fiction book (2001) -
The bowls are designed to nest neatly inside each other for easy storage.
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You can nest the toy blocks together to save space in the toy box.
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When arranged correctly, the chairs will nest into one another, making them easy to stack.
Synonyms
2
3.0
To press things so they fit more tightly together
Idioms
- Informal
1
8.3
Use a job or position to get money for yourself in a dishonest way
Compounds
- Specialized
A tropical fern with long curved leaves that form a round nest in tree forks
- Australian
A fern that climbs trees and has broad leaves that look like a bird's nest
- NSFW
A hidden group of people who stay inactive until they get orders to do illegal or violent acts
How Tight
Surface Forms
Etymology
To nest objects is to fit them closely inside each other, like stacking bowls or nesting dolls, and this action comes from the same idea of smaller things sitting safely inside a larger 'nest'.