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- [eg]
- /ɛg/
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- [eg]
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Definitions of egg word
- noun egg the roundish reproductive body produced by the female of certain animals, as birds and most reptiles, consisting of an ovum and its envelope of albumen, jelly, membranes, egg case, or shell, according to species. 1
- noun egg such a body produced by a domestic bird, especially the hen. 1
- noun egg the contents of an egg or eggs: raw egg; fried eggs. 1
- noun egg anything resembling a hen's egg. 1
- noun egg Also called egg cell. the female gamete; ovum. 1
- noun egg Informal. person: He's a good egg. 1
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Origin of egg
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English < Old Norse; replacing Middle English ey, Old English ǣg, German Ei egg; akin to Latin ōvum, Greek ōión egg
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Parts of speech for Egg
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adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
egg popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for egg
noun egg
- spawn — Zoology. the mass of eggs deposited by fishes, amphibians, mollusks, crustaceans, etc.
- ovum — Cell Biology. the female reproductive cell or gamete of animals, which is capable of developing, usually only after fertilization, into a new individual. the female reproductive cell or gamete of plants.
- rudiment — Usually, rudiments. the elements or first principles of a subject: the rudiments of grammar. a mere beginning, first slight appearance, or undeveloped or imperfect form of something: the rudiments of a plan.
- germ — a microorganism, especially when disease-producing; microbe.
- nucleus — a central part about which other parts are grouped or gathered; core: A few faithful friends formed the nucleus of the club.
verb egg
- urge — to push or force along; impel with force or vigor: to urge the cause along.
- incite — to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action: to incite a crowd to riot.
- spur — a batch of newly made rag-paper sheets.
- drive — to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive away the flies; to drive back an attacking army; to drive a person to desperation.
- push — to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.
Antonyms for egg
verb egg
- dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
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