Answer:

nested

Answer	Crossword Clue
NESTED	Brooded
NESTED	Like some Russian dolls
NESTED	Like Russian dolls

NESTED	Snugly settled
NESTED	Built a home, in a way
NESTED	Fit one within another
NESTED	Like increasingly larger bowls in a cupboard
NESTED	Settled in
NESTED	Packed closely together
NESTED	Placed one inside another
NESTED	Made like the birds

NESTED	Fitted one within another
NESTED	Fit together snugly
NESTED	Like Matryoshka dolls
NESTED	Fit (inside)
NESTED	Like some snack tables
NESTED	Fit together
NESTED	Got cozy
NESTED	Stacked like Tupperware

NESTED	Settled down
NESTED	Got comfy
NESTED	Like some tables
NESTED	Fitted within one another
NESTED	Fit within
NESTED	Like some boxes
NESTED	Settled snugly
NESTED	Contained (within)

NESTED	Made a home
NESTED	Got snug
NESTED	Made a home, as a hawk
NESTED	Like some dolls
NESTED	Built a home in a tree
NESTED	Got comfortable
NESTED	Like some programmers' loops
NESTED	Like matryoshka dolls

NESTED	Made a tree house?
NESTED	Like some computer loops
NESTED	Lodged.
NESTED	Built a home.
NESTED	Carefully packed.