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Meaning
Noun
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In Zoology:
An
approximately
spherical
or
ellipsoidal
body
produced
by
birds
,
insects
,
reptiles
, and other
animals
,
housing
the
embryo
within a
membrane
or
shell
during its development.
The
edible
egg
(sense 1.1) of a
domestic
fowl
such as a
duck
,
goose
, or, especially, a
chicken
; (uncountable) the
contents
of such an
egg
or
eggs
used as food.
A food
item
shaped
to
resemble
an
egg
(sense 1.1.1), such as a
chocolate
egg
.
●
In Cytology & Zoology:
Synonym of
ovum
(“the
female
gamete
of an
animal
”); an
egg
cell.
●
A
thing
which
looks like
or is
shaped
like an
egg
(sense 1.1).
A
swelling
on one's head
, usually large or
noticeable
,
resulting
from an injury.
●
In Architectural elements:
A
thing
which
looks like
or is
shaped
like an
egg
(sense 1.1).
Chiefly in
egg and dart
: an
ornamental
oval
moulding
alternating
in a row
with
dart
or
triangular
shapes.
●
In Cricket & Sports:
A
thing
which
looks like
or is
shaped
like an
egg
(sense 1.1).
A
score
of
zero
;
specifically
(cricket), a batter's
failure
to
score
; a
duck egg
or
duck
's
egg
.
●
In Military:
A
thing
which
looks like
or is
shaped
like an
egg
(sense 1.1).
A
bomb
or mine.
●
Senses
relating
to people.
A person; a fellow.
A
user
of the
microblogging
service Twitter
identified
by the
default
avatar
(historically an
image
of an
egg
(sense 1.1.1))
rather than
a
custom
image
; hence, a
newbie
or noob.
A person
regarded
as having
not yet
realized
they are
transgender
, who has
not yet
come out
as
transgender
, or who is in the early
stages
of
transitioning
; also,
one's
lack
of
awareness
that one
is
transgender
.
A
young
person.
🤬
Senses
relating
to people.
A
white person
considered to be
overly
infatuated
with East Asia.
⚠️
In New Zealand English:
Senses
relating
to people.
A
foolish
or
obnoxious
person.
●
Something
regarded
as
containing
a (usually
bad
)
thing
at an early stage.
●
In Computing:
One of the
blocks
of
data
injected
into a program's
address space
for use by certain
forms
of
shellcode
, such as "omelettes".
●
Initialism of electroglottography.
Verb
●
To
throw
(especially
rotten
)
eggs
(noun
sense
1.1.1) at (someone or something).
●
To
inadvertently
or
intentionally
distort
(the
circular
cross-section
of something, such as
tube
) to an
elliptical
or
oval
shape.
●
In Cooking:
To
coat
(a food
ingredient
) with or
dip
(a food
ingredient
) in
beaten
egg
(noun
sense
1.1.1) during the process of
preparing
a dish.
●
To
collect
the
eggs
(noun
sense
1.1) of
wild
birds.
●
To
encourage
,
incite
, or
urge
(someone).
Name
●
A surname.
●
A Koenigsegg car.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
egg
English
egge
Middle English (1100-1500)
ecg
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
egg
Old Norse
eggja
Old Norse
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
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Synonyms words may be derogatory
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Rhymes
Seg
Neg
Keg
Peg
Peg
Beg
Meg
Leg
Egg
Meg
Teg
Smeg
Steg
Legg
Dreg
Skeg
Greg
Cleg
Gleg
Craig
Gregg
Nutmeg
Handegg
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