egg
- noun1 of birds/as foodADJECTIVE▪ fresh▪ bad, rotten▪ free-range, organic▪ chicken, duck, hen's, quail's, etc.▪ unhatched▪ boiled, devilled/deviled, fried, hard-boiled, poached, scrambled, soft-boiled▪ raw▪ beaten▪ Scotch (BrE)▪ chocolate, Easter… OF EGGS▪ clutch▪
She lays a clutch of four eggs on average.
▪ box (BrE), carton (AmE)VERB + EGG▪ lay, produce▪ deposit (of insects, reptiles, etc.)▪The beetles deposit their eggs in fields.
▪ hatch▪ incubate▪ emerge from, hatch from▪ guard, protect▪The males stay and guard the eggs.
▪ bury▪Many reptiles bury their eggs.
▪ collect▪ boil, cook, fry, poach, scramble▪ break, crack▪Crack two eggs into the mixture.
▪ separate▪Separate the eggs, putting the whites to one side.
▪ beat, whisk▪ brush sth with▪Brush the pastry with a little beaten egg.
EGG + VERB▪ hatch▪ break, crackEGG + NOUN▪ shell (usually eggshell)▪ white, yolk▪ box (BrE), carton (AmE)▪ laying, production▪ cup▪ mayonnaise, noodles, pasta, roll (= a type of Chinese food consisting of a thin tube of pastry filled with vegetables and/or meat and fried) (AmE), salad, sandwich▪ wash▪Brush the dough with egg wash.
▪ timer▪ beater (esp. AmE) (whisk in BrE)▪ hunt▪We're just decorating eggs for the egg hunt.
PHRASES▪ the white of an egg, the yolk of an egg▪ bacon and eggs, ham and eggs▪a breakfast of bacon and eggs
2 cell from which a new young creature is formedADJECTIVE▪ fertilized▪ unfertilized▪ donor▪Many women conceive through the use of a donor egg.
VERB + EGG▪ fertilize▪Only one sperm fertilizes an egg.
▪ produce, release▪ donateEGG + NOUN▪ donor▪ donation▪ removal▪ formation▪ cell▪ sacPHRASES▪ the nucleus of an egg
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EGG — oder EGG kann sowohl als Name, als Landschaftsform sowie auch als Abkürzung verwendet werden: Ortsname in der Schweiz die Gemeinde Egg ZH im Kanton Zürich die Ortschaft Egg, Teil der Gemeinde Einsiedeln im Kanton Schwyz die Ortschaft Egg, Teil… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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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. *Oocyte, an immature egg… … Wikipedia
Egg — ([e^]g), n. [OE., fr. Icel. egg; akin to AS. [ae]g (whence OE. ey), Sw. [ a]gg, Dan. [ae]g, G. & D. ei, and prob. to OSlav. aje, jaje, L. ovum, Gr. w,o n, Ir. ugh, Gael. ubh, and perh. to L. avis bird. Cf. {Oval}.] 1. (Popularly) The oval or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
egg — egg1 [eg] n. [ME < ON, replacing native ey < OE æg, akin to Ger ei (pl. eier), prob. < IE base * owjom , * ojom , of a bird (> L ovum, Gr ōion) < * awei , bird (> L avis)] 1. the oval or round body laid by a female bird, fish,… … English World dictionary
egg — Ⅰ. egg [1] ► NOUN 1) an oval or round object laid by a female bird, reptile, fish, or invertebrate and containing an ovum which if fertilized can develop into a new organism. 2) an infertile egg of the domestic hen, used for food. 3) Biology the… … English terms dictionary
Egg — Egg, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Egged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Egging}.] [OE. eggen, Icel. eggja, fr. egg edge. ??. See {Edge}.] To urge on; to instigate; to incite? [1913 Webster] Adam and Eve he egged to ill. Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster] [She] did egg him … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
egg — egg; egg·ar; egg·ler; egg·less; … English syllables
egg|y — «EHG ee», adjective. egg|i|er, egg|i|est. of or like an egg; tasting of cooked eggs … Useful english dictionary
Egg — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Egg (en español: huevo) es un videojuego perteneciente a la saga de Game Watch lanzado el 9 de octubre de 1981. Modo de juego En el juego, un zorro está fuera de un gallinero donde las gallinas están empollando… … Wikipedia Español
egg — egg. = ovum (см.). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
