nest egg
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nestegg
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nest - egg -> nest egg
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၁။ (က) (ငှက်) အသိုက်။ sparrows building a nest of twigs and dry grass.
(ခ) အုံ။ an ants' nest ❍ a wasps' nest.
၂။ ပုန်းခိုရာ။ a nest of thieves ❍ a love nest.
၃။ အစုံလိုက်ထပ်ထားသော အရာ။ a nest of boxes/ tables/ bowls.
v အသိုက်ဖွဲ့သည်။ nesting robins ❍ Swallows are nesting in the garage. ❍ the nesting season.
❏ nest egg n
နောင်ရေးအတွက် စုဆောင်းငွေ။ အိုစာမင်းစာ။
a tidy little nest egg of £5 000.
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shell, case, bubble, layer, coat, abide, aerie, be intrinsic to, be left, be vested, bivouac, breeding ground, bunk out, burrow, den, dwell, establish oneself, hang in, hang one's hat, hang out, hanging in, haunt, held over, hideaway, hold over, hold the fort, home, keep house, keep on, lair, live, lodge, make camp, make one's home, nested, outstay, peopled, peopling, pitch tent, put down roots, put on hold, refuge, remain, remain standing, reside, rest with, roomed, roost, sit out, sit through, sojourn, stay, stay behind, stay in, stay out, stay over, stay put, staying put, stick around, sweat it out, sweat out, take up residence, tenanted, tenanting, tenting, vacationing
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