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Eggs

/ɛɡz/

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

📖 Definitions of "Eggs"

noun

1
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.
4
Anything shaped like an egg, such as an Easter egg or a chocolate egg.

verb

1
To throw eggs at.
2
To dip in or coat with beaten egg.
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."

verb

1 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
eggnoun	(countable, zoology) (specifically, countable) The edible egg (sense 1.1) of a domestic fowl such as a duck, goose, or, especially, a chicken; (uncountable) the contents of such an egg or eggs used as food.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
ballsnoun	(vulgar, colloquial) The testicles.
caviarnoun	Roe of the sturgeon or of certain other large fish, considered a delicacy.
clutchesnoun	(idiomatic, usually in the plural) Grasp; possession; control.
droppingsnoun	fecal matter of animals
eggshellsnoun	The shell around an egg.
hitsnoun	(military, slang, dated) Acronym of herrings in tomato sauce.
huevosnoun	Huevos rancheros, a Mexican breakfast dish
jayanoun	(India) A female given name from Sanskrit.
oocytesnoun	(cytology) A cell that develops into an egg or ovum; a female gametocyte.
ovanoun	(anime) Initialism of Original Video Animation, a direct-to-video anime.
ovariesnoun	(humorous) Synonym of balls (“courage”) (said of women)
ovulesnoun	(botany) The structure in a plant that develops into a seed after fertilization; the megasporangium of a seed plant with its enclosing integuments.
roenoun	Eggs of fish.
roesnoun	Eggs of fish.
scramblersnoun	Someone or something that scrambles (in various senses).
seedsnoun	(cellular automata) A Life-like cellular automaton with the rule B2/S.
spawnnoun	The numerous eggs of an aquatic organism.
wavesnoun	A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Dare County, North Carolina, United States.
whitenoun	The color of snow or milk; the color of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.
whitesnoun	A set of white clothes, especially as a uniform.