A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

NESTS

Sat, 15 Jul '23
Makes some preparations during pregnancy
Fri, 24 Mar '23
They're stitched by tailorbirds
Sun, 4 Dec '22
Fits, as matryoshka dolls
Fri, 30 Sep '22
Makes a house a home, say
Wed, 13 Jul '22
Places to brood
Sun, 12 Sep '21
Fits together
Sat, 14 Aug '21
Fits (inside)
Thu, 22 Jul '21
Contents of birdhouses
Tue, 29 Dec '20
Locales of wasps and spies