Easter eggnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈiː.stər ˌeɡ/us/ˈiː.stɚ ˌeɡ/Easter egg noun [ C ] (EGG)
chocolate in the shape of an egg, given as a present or hidden for children to find at Easter
mainly US an egg that is dyed (= coloured) and sometimes decorated, and hidden for children to find at Easter
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Sweets
- almond paste
- barley sugar
- bitter chocolate
- bittersweet chocolate
- boiled sweet
- cinnamon bun
- comfit
- confectioner
- confectionery
- cotton candy
- liquorice
- lollipop
- lolly
- marshmallow
- marzipan
- stick of rock
- sweetie
- sweetmeat
- sweety
- toffee
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Easter egg noun [ C ] (SURPRISE)
a hidden surprise or extra feature that is included in something such as a computer game, a piece of software, or a film, for the person using or watching it to find and enjoy:
How can I find out whether any Easter eggs are hidden in my software?
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- Easter eggs are little bonuses hidden in anything from computer programmes to films.
- You need to tap everywhere on the screen since there are Easter eggs to be found.
- You could play forever without finding every Easter Egg in this virtual universe.
- The DVD includes a blooper reel, as well as an Easter egg in which the director enlists Willem Dafoe to prank Alfred Molina.
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Computer programming & software
- abandonware
- ad-blocker
- ad-blocking
- adware
- alpha
- analytics
- CD-RW
- compile
- killer app
- LMS
- low-level language
- macro
- mashup
- MS-DOS
- os
- patch
- procedure
- shortcut
- systems analyst
- worm
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