eggshell
(egʃel ) also egg shell
Word forms: eggshells language note: The spelling egg shell is also used for meaning [sense 1].
1. variable noun B2
An eggshell is the hard covering on the outside of an egg.
2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Eggshell paint makes surfaces dull, not shiny, when it is painted on them.
The walls had been painted an eggshell white.
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- clog an engine
- clog a pipe
- clog a road
- clog a waterway
- clogged
- clogged arteries
- clogged up
- clog the system
- clog up
- cloister
- cloistered
- cloistered life
- clone
- cloned embryo
- close
- Close
- close a blind
- close a border
- close a bridge
- close a chapter
- close acquaintance
- close a curtain
- close a deal
- close adviser
- close affinity