egg¹ /eg/

1. An oval, round, etc object laid by the female of birds, reptiles, fish, insects and certain other animals from which the young is hatched, esp that laid by a hen and eaten as food
2. An ovum or female gamete (also egg cell)
3. A zygote, the fertilized ovum, or the organism growing within it
4. Anything shaped like a hen's egg
5. A bomb or mine (slang)

1. To add egg to, usu in cooking
2. To throw eggs at (informal)

eggˈer noun

1. A person who collects wildfowl's eggs
2. Any moth of the family Lasiocampidae, whose cocoons are egg-shaped (also eggˈar)

eggˈery noun (archaic)

A place where eggs are laid

eggˈler noun (archaic)

A dealer in eggs

eggˈless adjective

eggˈy adjective

1. Tasting or smelling of or marked or covered with eggs
2. Abounding in eggs
3. Having just laid or about to lay an egg

eggˈ-and-anchˈor, eggˈ-and-dartˈ, eggˈ-and-tongueˈ noun (architecture)

Ornaments esp found on cornice mouldings, in the form of eggs alternating with anchors, darts or tongues

egg-and-spoon race noun

A race in which each competitor carries an egg in a spoon

egg apparatus noun (botany)

The egg and the synergidae in the embryo-sac of an angiosperm

eggˈ-apple noun

The eggfruit

egg beater noun

1. An egg whisk
2. A helicopter (esp N Am inf)

eggˈ-binding noun

Inability to expel an egg

eggˈ-bird noun

The sooty tern

eggˈ-bound adjective

In the state of being unable to expel eggs

egg box noun

A protective partitioned container for holding usu six eggs

eggˈ-box adjective

Used of a type of building which looks like a simple square box or a number of these put together

egg capsule, egg case or egg purse noun

A protective covering in which the eggs of some animals are enclosed

eggˈ-cōsy noun

A cover for keeping a boiled egg hot

egg cream noun

A beverage made of chocolate syrup, milk and soda water

eggˈcup noun

A small cup for holding a boiled egg (still in its shell)

egg custard see under custard

egg dance noun

A dance performed blindfold among eggs

eggˈ-flip noun

A drink made of ale, wine, spirits or milk, with eggs, sugar, spice, etc

eggˈfruit noun

The fruit of the eggplant

egg glass noun

An egg timer

eggˈhead noun (informal)

An intellectual

eggˈmass noun (informal)

Intellectuals as a group (also adjective)

eggˈnog noun

A drink of eggs and hot beer, spirits, etc

eggˈplant noun (esp US)

The aubergine

egg plum noun

A yellowish egg-shaped plum

egg powder noun

A powder of dried eggs, or a substitute

egg purse see egg capsule above.

eggs Benedict /benˈi-dikt/ singular noun

A slice of ham and a poached egg placed on a slice of toast and covered with hollandaise sauce

eggˈshell noun

1. The hard calcareous covering of a bird's egg
2. A smooth gastropod shell
3. A very thin kind of porcelain

adjective

1. Thin and delicate
2. (of paint, etc) having only a slight gloss

egg slice noun

A utensil for lifting fried eggs out of a pan

egg spoon noun

A small spoon used for eating boiled eggs from the shell

egg timer noun

A small sand-glass for timing the boiling of eggs

egg tooth noun

A hard point on the beak by which an unhatched bird or reptile breaks the eggshell

eggˈwash noun

A thin mixture of egg and milk (or water) used as a glaze for pastry

egg whisk noun

A utensil for beating raw eggs

a bad egg (informal)

A worthless person

good egg (informal)

1. A fine person
2. An exclamation of approval

have or put all one's eggs in(to) one basket (informal)

To risk all on one enterprise

have, get or be left with egg on one's face (informal)

To be left looking foolish

lay an egg (slang, chiefly US)

(of a joke, comedian, theatrical performance, etc) to fail, flop

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