EGG
/eɪɡ/
5
Scrabble
7
WWF
E(1) G(2) G(2)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/eɪɡ/
noun
- An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, reptiles, insects and other animals, housing the embryo during its development.
- The egg of a domestic fowl (especially a hen) or its contents, used as food.“I also determine the minimal amount of egg required to make good mayonnaise.”
- The female primary cell, the ovum.
verb
- To throw eggs at.
- To dip in or coat with beaten egg.
- To distort a circular cross-section (as in a tube) to an elliptical or oval shape, either inadvertently or intentionally.“After I cut the tubing, I found that I had slightly egged it in the vise.”
Source: Wiktionary
