Nest

Definition

nest /nest/ n ၁။ (က) (ငွက္) အသိုက္။ sparrows building a nest of twigs and dry grass. (ခ) အံု။ an ants' nest ❍ a wasps' nest. ၂။ ပုန္းခိုရာ။ a nest of thieves ❍ a love nest. ၃။ အစံုလိုက္ထပ္ထားေသာ အရာ။ a nest of boxes/ tables/ bowls. v အသိုက္ဖြဲ႕သည္။ nesting robins ❍ Swallows are nesting in the garage. ❍ the nesting season. ❏ nest egg n ေနာင္ေရးအတြက္ စုေဆာင္းေငြ။ အိုစာမင္းစာ။ a tidy little nest egg of £5 000.

Examples

1. [build a nest] : Ducks usually build their nests on the ground.
2. An ants’ nest
3. She made herself a little nest out of blankets.
4. [nest of] : A nest of tables
5. [nest of] : Officials uncovered a nest of abuse and exploitation.
6. A nest of criminals/spies