a cosy or secluded retreat; a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality; "a nest of thieves"; a kind of gun emplacement; "a machine-gun nest"; "a nest of snipers"; a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young; fit together or fit inside; "nested bowls"; furniture pieces made to fit close together; gather nests; inhabit a nest, usually after building; "birds are nesting outside my window every Spring"
Anagrams of NEST
ENTS
NETS
SENT
STEN
TENS
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