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Nesting - English meaning

Nesting – definitions in English dictionary

adjective

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

Usage examples:

Do not disturb nesting birds
adjective

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

Usage examples:

Solid wood nesting tables
verb

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

Usage examples:

The owls often nest in barns
verb

Fit (an object or objects) inside a larger one.

Usage examples:

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

Fitting inside each other

Usage examples:

A set of nesting dolls

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嵌套

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Nesten

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Imbrication

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Verschachtelung, Nisten

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घोंसला करने की क्रिया

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Nidificazione, Annidamento

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중첩

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Гнездование

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Anidando

Word origin

Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Latin nidus, from the Indo-European bases of nether (meaning ‘down’) and sit.

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Nesting – similar words

nested

nest

adjective

(of similar objects of graduated sizes) placed or stored one inside the other.

Usage examples:

A set of three nested tables
verb

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

Usage examples:

The owls often nest in barns
adjective

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

Usage examples:

Do not disturb nesting birds
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nest

noun

A structure or place made or chosen by a bird for laying eggs and sheltering its young.

Usage examples:

Two sparrows frantically building a nest
verb

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

Usage examples:

The owls often nest in barns
noun

A structure or other place where creatures, esp. birds, give birth or leave their eggs to develop

Usage examples:

Swallows are nesting in our apple tree.
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