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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024egg1 /ɛg/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Developmental Biologythe roundish reproductive body produced by female birds and most reptiles.
- Developmental BiologyAlso called ˈegg ˌcell. the cell that is produced by the female and that joins with a male cell to form a baby;
the female gamete;
ovum. - Informal TermsInformal. a person:He's a good egg.
Idioms- Idioms egg on one's face, obvious embarrassment caused by one's own mistake:After that dumb remark he had egg on his face.
- Idioms lay an egg, Informal. to fail badly, esp. while trying to entertain:With that last joke he really laid an egg.
egg2 /ɛg/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object + on]- to urge or encourage;
incite:He egged his opponent on to make the tennis match more exciting.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024egg1 (eg),USA pronunciation n. - Developmental Biologythe roundish reproductive body produced by the female of certain animals, as birds and most reptiles, consisting of an ovum and its envelope of albumen, jelly, membranes, egg case, or shell, according to species.
- Developmental Biologysuch a body produced by a domestic bird, esp. the hen.
- Foodthe contents of an egg or eggs:raw egg; fried eggs.
- anything resembling a hen's egg.
- Developmental BiologyAlso called egg cell. the female gamete; ovum.
- Informal Termsperson:He's a good egg.
- Slang Termsan aerial bomb.
- Idioms egg on one's face, [Informal.]humiliation or embarrassment resulting from having said or done something foolish or unwise:They were afraid to back the losing candidate and wind up with egg on their faces.
- lay an egg, [Informal.]to fail wretchedly, esp. to be unsuccessful in front of an audience:He laid an egg as the romantic hero.
- Idioms put all one's eggs in one basket, to venture all of something that one possesses in a single enterprise.
- Idioms walk on eggs, to walk or act very cautiously.
v.t. - Foodto prepare (food) by dipping in beaten egg.
- Old Norse; replacing Middle English ey, Old English ǣg, German Ei egg; akin to Latin ōvum, Greek ōión egg
- Middle English bef. 900
Egg, like beg, leg, and other words where "short e'' precedes a "hard g'' sound, is pronounced with the vowel (e)USA pronunciation of bet and let, except in parts of New England and the South Midland and southern U.S., where these words are frequently said with (-āg),USA pronunciation to rhyme with vague and plague, especially in the speech of the less educated. This raising of (e)USA pronunciation to a higher vowel (ā),USA pronunciation articulated with the upper surface of the tongue closer to the palate, also occurs before (zh),USA pronunciation as in measure, pleasure, and treasure. egg2 (eg),USA pronunciation v.t. - to incite or urge;
encourage (usually fol. by on).
- Old Norse eggja to incite, derivative of egg edge
- Middle English 1150–1200
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