nesting
nesting Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Relating to or used by birds or other animals for building a nest or raising young.
"Conservationists fenced off the beach to protect the nesting grounds of the sea turtles."
Designed in graduated sizes so that smaller items fit neatly inside larger ones for compact storage.
"A set of wooden nesting tables helped save floor space in the small living room."
• noun
The behavior or activity of birds and other animals in building a nest and raising their young.
"Spring brings a flurry of nesting among the songbirds in the orchard."
The strong urge or inclination to clean, organize, and prepare one's home, especially shortly before the birth of a baby.
"In her final month of pregnancy, her sudden burst of nesting led her to reorganize every closet in the house."
The placement of one data structure, subroutine, or clause inside another of the same kind within a hierarchy (in computing and linguistics).
"Excessive nesting of conditional loops can make source code difficult to read and maintain."