nest vs tray

nest

verb
  • To place one thing neatly inside another, and both inside yet another (and so on). 

  • To successively neatly fit inside another. 

  • To build or settle into a nest. 

  • To hunt for birds' nests or their contents (usually "go nesting"). 

  • To settle into a home. 

  • To place in, or as if in, a nest. 

noun
  • An aggregated mass of any ore or mineral, in an isolated state, within a rock. 

  • A home that a child or young adult shares with a parent or guardian. 

  • A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young. 

  • A collection of boxes, cases, or the like, of graduated size, each put within the one next larger. 

  • A compact group of pulleys, gears, springs, etc., working together or collectively. 

  • The pubic hair near a vulva or a vulva itself. 

  • A circular bed of pasta, rice, etc. to be topped or filled with other foods. 

  • A snug, comfortable, or cosy residence or job situation. 

  • A structure consisting of nested structures, such as nested loops or nested subroutine calls. 

  • A retreat, or place of habitual resort. 

  • A hideout for bad people to frequent or haunt; a den. 

  • A place used by another mammal, fish, amphibian or insect, for depositing eggs and hatching young. 

  • A fixed number of cards in some bidding games awarded to the highest bidder allowing him to exchange any or all with cards in his hand. 

  • A fortified position for a weapon. 

tray

verb
  • to place (items) on a tray 

  • to slide down a snow-covered hill on a tray from a cafeteria. 

noun
  • A gay trans person, particularly a man (a man who is both transgender and gay) 

  • A type of retail or wholesale packaging for CPUs where the processors are sold in bulk and/or with minimal packaging. 

  • The platform of a truck that supports the load to be hauled. 

  • The items on a full tray. 

  • A notification area used for icons and alerts. 

  • A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried. 

  • A component of a device into which an item is placed for use in the device's operations. 

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