nestled : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: nestled	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for nestled
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nestled adj drawn or pressed close to someone or something for or as if for affection or protection; "saw a number of small houses nestled against the hillside"; "like a baby snuggled in its mother's arms" Synonym(s): nestled, snuggled
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nestle \Nes"tle\, v. i. [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. 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.