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egg

8 definitions ā€¢ 9 examples
1
the oval object with a hard shell that is produced by female birds, especially chickens, eaten as food:

Examples:

a hard-boiled/soft-boiled egg
How do you like your eggs - fried or boiled?
2
an object that is made in the shape of a bird's egg:

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3
an oval object, often with a hard shell, that is produced by female birds and particular reptiles and insects, and contains a baby animal that comes out when it is developed:

Examples:

lay an egg The cuckoo lays her egg in another bird's nest.
After fourteen days the eggs hatch.
4
a cell produced by a woman or female animal from which a baby can develop if it combines with a male sex cell:

Examples:

Identical twins develop from a single fertilized egg that then splits into two.
5
in ice hockey, a score of 0ā€“0 at the end of a game, meaning that neither team has scored a goal:

Examples:

Our first game was an egg - neither team took many good shots.
6
an oval, rounded object with a hard shell produced by female birds and particular female reptiles, from which a baby animal is born when it is developed
7
An egg is also a cell produced by a woman or female animal from which a baby might develop if it combines with sperm from a male.
8
the oval or rounded object with a hard shell that is produced by chickens, collected before a baby bird can develop within it, and used as food:

Examples:

The recipe calls for four eggs and a pint of milk.
Iā€™d like two scrambled eggs with bacon, please.

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