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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Nestle \Nes"tle\, verb (used with an object) To house, as in a nest.
2. To cherish, as a bird her young.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Nestle \Nes"tle\, verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Nestled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nestling}.] [AS. nestlian.]
1. To make and occupy a nest; to nest. [Obs.]
The kingfisher . . . nestles in hollow banks. --L'Estrange.
2. To lie close and snug, as a bird in her nest; to cuddle up; to settle, as in a nest; to harbor; to take shelter.
Their purpose was to fortify in some strong place of the wild country, and there nestle till succors came. --Bacon.
The children were nestled all snug in their beds While visions of sugarplums danced in their heads. --Clement Clarke Moore (A Visit From St. Nicholas, (a poem [1823]) also called The {Night Before Christmas}). [PJC]
3. To move about in one's place, like a bird when shaping the interior of her nest or a young bird getting close to the parent; as, a child nestles.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
nestle
noun: a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace [syn: {cuddle}, {snuggle}]
verb
1: move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position; "We cuddled against each other to keep warm"; "The children snuggled into their sleeping bags" [syn: {cuddle}, {snuggle}, {nest}, {nuzzle}, {draw close}]
2: lie in a sheltered position; "The little cottage nestles in the forest"
3: position comfortably; "The baby nestled her head in her mother's elbow" [syn: {snuggle}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
50 Moby Thesaurus words for "nestle": arm, armor, bed, bless, bundle, burrow, champion, cloak, compass about, copyright, cover, cradle, croodle, cuddle, cuddle up, curl up, cushion, defend, ensure, fence, fend, guarantee, guard, harbor, haven, huddle, insure, keep, keep from harm, lap, make safe, nuzzle, patent, police, protect, put to bed, register, ride shotgun for, safeguard, screen, secure, shelter, shield, shroud, snug, snug up, snuggle, snuggle up to, tuck in, underwrite
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