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eggs

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noun

An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, reptiles, insects and other animals, housing the embryo during its development.

Examples :

"The hen laid three brown eggs in the nest this morning. "

food animal biology

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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."

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The female primary cell, the ovum.

Examples :

"The biologist examined the female frog's eggs under a microscope to study their development. "

physiology anatomy biology sex organ

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Anything shaped like an egg, such as an Easter egg or a chocolate egg.

Examples :

"The children decorated colorful eggs for the Easter egg hunt. "

food holiday culture

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A swelling on one's head, usually large or noticeable, associated with an injury.

Examples :

"After he bumped his head on the low doorway, he had a big eggs forming on his forehead. "

body medicine appearance

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(mildly) A Caucasian who behaves as if they were (East) Asian (from being "white" outside and "yellow" inside).

Examples :

""Some people jokingly call him an eggs because he's Caucasian but only watches K-dramas and eats Asian food." "

culture race person language

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A foolish or obnoxious person.

Examples :

"Shut up, you egg!"

person character

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A person, fellow.

Examples :

"bad egg"

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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 :

"Online, a user in a trans forum described themself as "still an egg" because they were questioning their gender identity. "

person sex mind culture society being

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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 programmer carefully placed the `eggs` – small chunks of data – within the program's memory, hoping the shellcode "omelette" would successfully use them later. "

computing technical virus

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verb

To throw eggs at.

Examples :

"The angry protesters egged the politician's car. "

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To dip in or coat with beaten egg.

Examples :

"To make French toast, first you eggs the bread, then you fry it in a pan. "

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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 machine physics industry

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verb

To encourage, incite.

Examples :

"My friends egged me on to sing karaoke, even though I was nervous. "

attitude action communication language