All related terms of 'eggs'

the oval or round reproductive body laid by the females of birds, reptiles , fishes , insects, and some other animals, consisting of a developing embryo , its food store, and sometimes jelly or albumen , all surrounded by an outer shell or membrane

the oval or round reproductive body laid by the females of birds, reptiles , fishes , insects, and some other animals, consisting of a developing embryo , its food store, and sometimes jelly or albumen , all surrounded by an outer shell or membrane

An egg is an oval object that is produced by a female bird and which contains a baby bird. Other animals such as reptiles and fish also lay eggs.

the eggs of birds

a dish consisting of toast , covered with a slice of ham , poached egg , and hollandaise sauce

scrambled eggs are eggs that are mixed together and then cooked in butter .

any of various creeping leguminous Eurasian plants of the genus Lotus , esp L . corniculatus , with red-tipped yellow flowers and seed pods resembling the claws of a bird

the white pupa or larva of an ant , sold dried as food for pet fish, birds, turtles , etc

If you egg a person on , you encourage them to do something, especially something dangerous or foolish .

a green sea urchin , Evichinus chloroticus , eaten in New Zealand

a device with perforations used to infuse tea in a cup of boiling water

any of various plants, such as toadflax , the flowers of which are of two shades of yellow

an egg laid by a chicken that is allowed to move freely within a barn

A fried egg is an egg cooked in oil or fat .

a good person

zero or a score of zero

A nest egg is a sum of money that you are saving for a particular purpose .

to do too much of; elaborate on excessively; overdo: used mainly in the phrase over-egg the (or one's) pudding , to mar an undertaking by doing more than is necessary or desirable

said to mean that you are very certain something will happen

an egg cooked in its shell in boiling water

An Easter egg is an egg made of chocolate that is given as a present at Easter. In some countries , Easter eggs are hidden and children then look for them.

A Scotch egg is a hard-boiled egg that is covered with sausage meat and breadcrumbs , then fried.

an egg from a battery hen

egg of birds and insects

something that has both good and bad parts

a rounded piece of wood or plastic used in darning to support the fabric around the hole

the large egg produced by a fast-running flightless African bird, Struthio camelus, that is the largest living bird, with stout two-toed feet and dark feathers , except on the naked head, neck , and legs : order Struthioniformes

A poached egg is an egg cooked gently in boiling water, without its shell.

an egg that has been freshly laid by a chicken

eggs cooked as described at sense 7

an egg produced by a bird kept in natural nonintensive conditions

A hard-boiled egg has been boiled in its shell until the whole of the inside is solid.

an egg that has been boiled for a short time so that the yolk is still soft

the standard monetary unit of Papua New Guinea , divided into 100 toea

a device with perforations used to infuse tea in a cup of boiling water

a device with perforations used to infuse tea in a cup of boiling water

to stake everything on a single venture

to put all your efforts or resources into one course of action with the result that you will have no alternatives left if this fails

to give advice about something to someone who actually knows more about it than you do

to presume to teach someone something that he or she knows already

If someone puts all their eggs in one basket , they put all their effort or resources into doing one thing so that, if it fails , they have no alternatives left.

to sacrifice future benefits for the sake of momentary present needs

said to mean that it is impossible to achieve something without there being bad or unpleasant side-effects