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egg
(/E/g )

noun (n)

  • animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds(noun.animal)
    source: wordnet30
  • oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food(noun.food)
    Synonym:
    eggs
    source: wordnet30
  • one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens(noun.body)
    Synonym:
    ball, ballock, bollock, nut, orchis, testicle, testis
    source: wordnet30
  • The oval or roundish body laid by domestic poultry and other birds, tortoises, etc. It consists of a yolk, usually surrounded by the "white" or albumen, and inclosed in a shell or strong membrane.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • throw eggs at(verb.contact)
    source: wordnet30
  • coat with beaten egg(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Egg a schnitzel.
    source: wordnet30
  • To urge on; to instigate; to incite&?;(verb)
    source: webster1913
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