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- [nes-tid]
- /ˈnɛs tɪd/
- /nest/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [nes-tid]
- /ˈnɛs tɪd/
Definitions of nested word
- adjective nested (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. 1
- noun nested 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. 1
- noun nested a place used by insects, fishes, turtles, rabbits, etc., for depositing their eggs or young. 1
- noun nested a number of birds, insects, animals, etc., inhabiting one such place. 1
- noun nested a snug retreat or refuge; resting place; home. 1
- noun nested 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. 1
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Origin of nested
First appearance:
before 1720 One of the 49% newest English words
First recorded in 1720-30; nest + -ed3
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Parts of speech for Nested
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
nested popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for nested
adjective nested
- entrenched — (of an attitude, habit, or belief) Firmly established and difficult or unlikely to change; ingrained.
- fixed — fastened, attached, or placed so as to be firm and not readily movable; firmly implanted; stationary; rigid.
- ingrained — ingrained; firmly fixed.
- installed — Simple past tense and past participle of install.
- encapsulated — Simple past tense and past participle of encapsulate.
verb nested
- bide — to continue in a certain place or state; stay
- bunk — A bunk is a bed that is fixed to a wall, especially in a ship or caravan.
- crash — A crash is an accident in which a moving vehicle hits something and is damaged or destroyed.
- dwell — to live or stay as a permanent resident; reside.
- inhabit — to live or dwell in (a place), as people or animals: Small animals inhabited the woods.
Antonyms for nested
verb nested
- depart — When something or someone departs from a place, they leave it and start a journey to another place.
- go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- leave — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
- move — to pass from one place or position to another.
- carry on — If you carry on doing something, you continue to do it.
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