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Egg
/eɪɡ/
An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, reptiles, insects and other animals, housing the embryo during its development.
📖 Definitions of "Egg"
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An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, reptiles, insects and other animals, housing the embryo during its development.
- 2
The egg of a domestic fowl (especially a hen) or its contents, used as food.
"I also determine the minimal amount of egg required to make good mayonnaise."
- 3
The female primary cell, the ovum.
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Anything shaped like an egg, such as an Easter egg or a chocolate egg.
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To throw eggs at.
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To dip in or coat with beaten egg.
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To distort a circular cross-section (as in a tube) to an elliptical or oval shape, either inadvertently or intentionally.
"After I cut the tubing, I found that I had slightly egged it in the vise."
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