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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"

noun
  1. 1

    An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, reptiles, insects and other animals, housing the embryo during its development.

  2. 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. 3

    The female primary cell, the ovum.

  4. 4

    Anything shaped like an egg, such as an Easter egg or a chocolate egg.

verb
  1. 1

    To throw eggs at.

  2. 2

    To dip in or coat with beaten egg.

  3. 3

    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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