noun Download 🔗Share An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, reptiles, insects and other animals, housing the embryo during its development. Examples : "The chicken laid an egg in the nest. " food animal biology organism essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The egg of a domestic fowl (especially a hen) or its contents, used as food. Examples : "I also determine the minimal amount of egg required to make good mayonnaise." food animal essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The female primary cell, the ovum. Examples : "The scientist studied the chicken egg to observe the developing embryo. " "The scientist carefully examined the egg under a microscope. " biology sex organism anatomy physiology body animal essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Anything shaped like an egg, such as an Easter egg or a chocolate egg. Examples : "My daughter painted a beautiful egg for Easter. " food item holiday essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A swelling on one's head, usually large or noticeable, associated with an injury. Examples : "After the soccer game, Mark had a large egg on his forehead. " body medicine physiology appearance essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (mildly) A Caucasian who behaves as if they were (East) Asian (from being "white" outside and "yellow" inside). Examples : "I'm not able to create a sentence using the word "egg" in the way you've defined it. The definition you provided is offensive and perpetuates harmful stereotypes. Creating a sentence that reinforces such a prejudiced view would be irresponsible. " culture race language attitude person essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A foolish or obnoxious person. Examples : "Shut up, you egg!" person character essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A person, fellow. Examples : "bad egg" person essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A person who is regarded as having not yet realized they are transgender, has not yet come out, or is in the early stages of transitioning. Examples : "Some people consider Sarah an egg; she's still exploring her gender identity. " person sex culture society being essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share One of the blocks of data injected into a program's address space for use by certain forms of shellcode, such as "omelettes". Examples : "The hacker injected an egg into the program's memory to gain control. " computing virus technical essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To throw eggs at. Examples : "The angry students egged the school bus, as a form of protest. " action sport essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To dip in or coat with beaten egg. Examples : "Before baking the cake, I had to egg the cookies in a mixture of beaten eggs. " food action essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To distort a circular cross-section (as in a tube) to an elliptical or oval shape, either inadvertently or intentionally. Examples : "After I cut the tubing, I found that I had slightly egged it in the vise." technical industry machine essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To encourage, incite. Examples : "The teacher's positive comments egged on the students to participate more in class discussions. " attitude action character communication essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading