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- [eg]
- /wɔk ɒn, ɔn eɡz/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [eg]
- /wɔk ɒn, ɔn eɡz/
Definitions of walk on eggs words
- noun walk on eggs 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 walk on eggs such a body produced by a domestic bird, especially the hen. 1
- noun walk on eggs the contents of an egg or eggs: raw egg; fried eggs. 1
- noun walk on eggs anything resembling a hen's egg. 1
- noun walk on eggs Also called egg cell. the female gamete; ovum. 1
- noun walk on eggs Informal. person: He's a good egg. 1
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Origin of walk on eggs
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 Walk on eggs
noun
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verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
walk on eggs 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".
walk on eggs usage trend in Literature
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verb walk on eggs
- beware — If you tell someone to beware of a person or thing, you are warning them that the person or thing may harm them or be dangerous.
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