Egg (Noun)
Meaning 1
Oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food.
Classification
Nouns denoting foods and drinks.
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Meaning 2
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The mother bird carefully laid her egg in the nest to keep it warm and safe.
- The egg was a beautiful shade of blue and had intricate patterns etched into its shell.
- Farmers collect eggs from the chicken coop every morning to sell at the market.
- The robin's egg had fallen from the tree and was now lying on the grass, vulnerable to predators.
- The ostrich egg was enormous, weighing as much as two dozen chicken eggs combined.
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Meaning 3
One of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away".
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.