nested

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English

Definitions

verb

(of animals) To build or settle into a nest.
To settle into a home.“We loved the new house and were nesting there in two days!”
To successively neatly fit inside another.“I bought a set of nesting mixing bowls for my mother.”
To place in, or as if in, a nest.

adjective

Embedded.
Successively fitted one inside another.
(Of a lexical item) contained within a dictionary entry as a subordinate term of the main headword.

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Synonyms

imbricated intertwined interlace interrelated settled embedded hierarchical entwined homesteaded interlaced interlinked interlocked interwoven located nestled interior

Associated

logit subroutine automaton automata clade recursive nesting caldera dissection loops spheres

Rhymes

detested manifested attested suggested requested vested congested wrested jested bested

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