Definition of EGG

egg

Plural: eggs

Noun

  • 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
  • oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
  • one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
  • An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, housing the embryo within a membrane or shell during its development.
  • An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, housing the embryo within a membrane or shell during its development.
  • The edible egg of a domestic fowl such as a duck, goose, or, especially, a chicken; (uncountable) the contents of such an egg or eggs used as food.
  • An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, housing the embryo within a membrane or shell during its development.
  • A food item shaped to resemble an egg, such as a chocolate egg.
  • Synonym of ovum (“the female gamete of an animal”); an egg cell.
  • A thing which looks like or is shaped like an egg.
  • A thing which looks like or is shaped like an egg.
  • A swelling on one's head, usually large or noticeable, resulting from an injury.
  • A thing which looks like or is shaped like an egg.
  • Chiefly in egg and dart: an ornamental oval moulding alternating in a row with dart or triangular shapes.
  • A thing which looks like or is shaped like an egg.
  • A score of zero; specifically (cricket), a batter's failure to score; a duck egg or duck's egg.
  • A thing which looks like or is shaped like an egg.
  • A bomb or mine.
  • Senses relating to people.
  • A person; a fellow.
  • Senses relating to people.
  • A white person considered to be overly infatuated with East Asia.
  • Senses relating to people.
  • A user of the microblogging service Twitter identified by the default avatar (historically an image of an egg) rather than a custom image; hence, a newbie or noob.
  • Senses relating to people.
  • A person regarded as having not yet realized they are transgender, who has not yet come out as transgender, or who is in the early stages of transitioning.
  • Senses relating to people.
  • A person regarded as having not yet realized they are transgender, who has not yet come out as transgender, or who is in the early stages of transitioning.
  • One's lack of awareness that one is transgender.
  • Senses relating to people.
  • A foolish or obnoxious person.
  • Senses relating to people.
  • A young person.
  • Something regarded as containing a (usually bad) thing at an early stage.
  • One of the blocks of data injected into a program's address space for use by certain forms of shellcode, such as "omelettes".

Verb

Verb Forms: egged, egging, eggs

  • To incite or urge someone to do something, often negative.
  • throw eggs at
  • coat with beaten egg
    • "egg a schnitzel"
  • To throw (especially rotten) eggs (noun sense 1.1.1) at (someone or something).
  • To inadvertently or intentionally distort (the circular cross-section of something, such as tube) to an elliptical or oval shape.
  • To coat (a food ingredient) with or dip (a food ingredient) in beaten egg (noun sense 1.1.1) during the process of preparing a dish.
  • To collect the eggs (noun sense 1.1) of wild birds.
  • To conceive a child, especially recklessly.
  • To encourage, incite, or urge (someone).

Examples

  • a bad egg    a good egg    a tough egg    Cheerio, old egg!
  • After I cut the tubing, I found that I had slightly egged it in the vise.
  • He tried to EGG his opponent on, hoping for a rash, low-scoring play.
  • I should determine the minimal amount of egg required to make good mayonnaise.
  • I was out with my girlfriend in Birmingham, when some colorful local told us not to egg.
  • Shut up, you egg!
  • The angry demonstrators egged the riot police.
  • The farmer offered me some fresh eggs, but I told him I was allergic to egg.
  • The students were caught egging the principal’s car as a prank.
  • to crack someone's egg
  • We made a big omelette with three eggs for breakfast.

Origin / Etymology

The noun is derived from Middle English eg, egg, egge (“egg of a domestic or wild fowl; egg of a snake”) [and other forms] (originally Northern England and Northeast Midlands), from Old Norse egg (“egg”), from Proto-Germanic *ajją (“egg”) (by Holtzmann’s law), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”), probably from *h₂éwis (“bird”), from *h₂ew- (“to clothe oneself, dress; to be dressed”) (in the sense of an animal clothed in feathers). Doublet of huevo, oeuf, and ovum.
The native English ey [and other forms] (plural eyren) (obsolete), from Old English ǣġ, is also derived from Proto-Germanic *ajją. It survived into at least c. 16th century before being fully displaced by egg.
The verb is derived from the noun.

Scrabble Score: 5

egg: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
egg: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
egg: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

egg: valid Words With Friends Word