egg
n.
roundish object produced by certain female animals for reproductive purposes; ovum; person (Slang)
v.
urge, goad, press, encourage
Egg
Egg may refer to the following: Biology
Egg (biology), an ovum together with its shell or outer layer, internal membranes and nutrients for the embryo.Egg cell or
ovum, a haploid female reproductive cell or gamete.
Egg tooth, a temporary pointed hard anatomical structure, used by a baby creature when hatching to break its eggshell.
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egg
Noun
1. 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
(hypernym) ovum, egg cell
(hyponym) nit
(part-meronym) chalaza
2. oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
(synonym) eggs
(hypernym) foodstuff, food product
(substance-meronym) protein
(part-meronym) egg white, albumen, ovalbumin
3. one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away"
(synonym) testis, testicle, orchis, ball, ballock, bollock, nut
(hypernym) male reproductive gland
(hyponym) cobblers
(part-holonym) male reproductive system
(part-meronym) testicular artery, internal spermatic artery, arteria testicularis
Verb
1. throw eggs at
(hypernym) pelt, bombard
(derivation) eggs
2. coat with beaten egg; "egg a schnitzel"
(hypernym) coat, surface
(derivation) eggs
(classification) cooking, cookery, preparation
eggen
v.
harrow, break up and level plowed ground by means of a harrow
Egg
(v. t.)
To urge on; to instigate; to incite/
(n.)
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.
(n.)
Anything resembling an egg in form.
(n.)
A simple cell, from the development of which the young of animals are formed; ovum; germ cell.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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