egg

egg ¹

 (ĕg)

n.

1.

a. A female gamete; an ovum. Also called egg cell.

b. The round or oval female reproductive body of various animals, including birds, reptiles, amphibians, fishes, and insects, consisting usually of an embryo surrounded by nutrient material and a protective covering.

c. The oval, thin-shelled reproductive body of a bird, especially that of a hen, used as food.

2. Something having the ovoid shape of an egg.

3. Slang A fellow; a person: He's a good egg.

tr.v. egged, egg·ing, eggs

1. To cover with beaten egg, as in cooking.

2. Slang To throw eggs at.

Idioms:

egg on (one's) face Informal

Embarrassment; humiliation: If you do that, you'll end up with egg on your face.

lay an egg Informal

To fail, especially in a public performance.

put/have all (one's) eggs in one basket Informal

To risk everything on a single venture.

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[Middle English egge, bird's egg, from Old Norse egg; see awi- in Indo-European roots.]

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egg′less adj.

egg′y adj.

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egg ²

 (ĕg)

tr.v. egged, egg·ing, eggs

To encourage or incite to action. Used with on: The racing fans egged their favorites on.

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[Middle English eggen, from Old Norse eggja; see ak- in Indo-European roots.]

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egg

(ɛɡ)

n

1. (Zoology) the oval or round reproductive body laid by the females of birds, reptiles, fishes, insects, and some other animals, consisting of a developing embryo, its food store, and sometimes jelly or albumen, all surrounded by an outer shell or membrane

2. (Biology) Also called: egg cell any female gamete; ovum

3. the egg of the domestic hen used as food

4. something resembling an egg, esp in shape or in being in an early stage of development

5. bad egg old-fashioned informal

a. a bad person

b. an exclamation of dismay

6. good egg old-fashioned informal

a. a good person

b. an exclamation of delight

7. lay an egg slang chiefly

a. to make a joke or give a performance, etc, that fails completely

b. (of a joke, performance, etc) to fail completely; flop

8. put all one's eggs in one basket have all one's eggs in one basket to stake everything on a single venture

9. teach one's grandmother to suck eggs to presume to teach someone something that he or she knows already

10. with egg on one's face informal made to look ridiculous

vb (tr)

11. (Cookery) to dip (food) in beaten egg before cooking

12. informal to throw eggs at

[C14: from Old Norse egg; related to Old English ǣg, Old High German ei]

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egg

(ɛɡ)

vb

(usually foll by: on) to urge or incite, esp to daring or foolish acts

[Old English eggian, from Old Norse eggja to urge; related to Old English ecg edge, Middle Low German eggen to harrow]

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egg¹

(ɛg)

n.

1. 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.

2. such a body produced by a domestic bird, esp. the hen.

3. the contents of an egg.

4. something resembling a hen's egg.

5. Also called egg′ cell`. the female gamete; ovum.

6. Informal. a person: He's a good egg.

v.t.

7. to prepare (food) by dipping in beaten egg.

Idioms:

1. egg on one's face, conspicuous embarrassment caused by one's own indiscretion or faux pas.

2. lay an egg, Informal. to fail wretchedly.

3. walk on eggs, to act with extreme caution.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Old Norse; replacing Middle English ey, Old English ǣg, Old Saxon, Old High German ei, Crimean Gothic ada; akin to Latin ōvum, Greek ōión egg]

egg′less, adj.

egg′y, adj.

pron: egg, like beg and other words where “short e” precedes a “hard g” sound, is pronounced with the vowel (e) of bet except in parts of New England and the South Midland and southern U.S., where these words are frequently said with (-āg), to rhyme with vague and plague. This use of (ā) for (e) occurs esp. in the speech of the less educated and is also heard before (zh), as in measure, pleasure, and treasure.

egg²

(ɛg)

v.t.

to incite or urge; encourage (usu. fol. by on).

[1150–1200; Middle English < Old Norse eggja to incite, derivative of egg edge]

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egg

(ĕg)

1. The mature reproductive cell of female animals. The nucleus of an egg is capable of fusing with the nucleus of a sperm (the male reproductive cell) to form a new organism. In many species, eggs are produced by the ovaries. An egg carries half as many chromosomes as the other cells of the body. Also called ovum.

2. In many animals, a structure consisting of this reproductive cell together with nourishment for the developing embryo and often a protective covering. It is laid outside the body of the female.

3. In plants, algae, and certain fungi, the reproductive cell whose nucleus is capable of fusing with the nucleus of a male reproductive cell to form a new organism. An egg has half as many chromosomes as the other cells of the organism. In gymnosperms and angiosperms, eggs are enclosed within ovules.

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egg

Past participle: egged
Gerund: egging

Imperative

egg

egg

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	egg - 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 chalaza - one of two spiral bands of tissue connecting the egg yolk to the enclosing membrane at either end of the shell nit - egg or young of an insect parasitic on mammals especially a sucking louse; often attached to a hair or item of clothing spawn - the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs roe - the eggs or egg-laden ovary of a fish silkworm seed - eggs of a silkworm vitellus, yolk - nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg) roe - eggs of female fish egg cell, ovum - the female reproductive cell; the female gamete
	2.	egg - oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food eggs food product, foodstuff - a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food egg white, ovalbumin, albumen, white - the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water; "she separated the whites from the yolks of several eggs" egg yolk, yolk - the yellow spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the albumen eggshell, shell - the exterior covering of a bird's egg protein - any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes; "a diet high in protein"
	3.	egg - one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away" ballock, bollock, testicle, testis, orchis, ball, nut arteria testicularis, internal spermatic artery, testicular artery - a branch of the aorta supplying the testicles testicular vein, vena testicularis - a vein from the testicles male reproductive system - the reproductive system of males family jewels, male genital organ, male genitalia, male genitals - external male sex organs seminiferous tubule - any of the numerous long convoluted tubules in the testis which are the sites where spermatozoa mature gonad, sex gland - a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced cobblers - a man's testicles (from Cockney rhyming slang: cobbler's awl rhymes with ball) male reproductive gland - the reproductive organs of a man undescended testicle, undescended testis - a testis that fails to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops; "undescended testicles have an increased risk for cancer" epididymis - a convoluted tubule in each testis; carries sperm to vas deferens rete testis - network of tubules carrying sperm from the seminiferous tubules to the vasa efferentia ductus deferens, vas deferens - a duct that carries spermatozoa from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct spermatic cord - a structure resembling a cord that suspends the testis within the scrotum and contains the vas deferens and other vessels and nerves
Verb	1.	egg - throw eggs at bombard, pelt - cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile; "They pelted each other with snowballs"
	2.	egg - coat with beaten egg; "egg a schnitzel" cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" coat, surface - put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate"

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egg

noun ovum, gamete, germ cell a baby bird hatching from its egg

egg someone on incite, push, encourage, urge, prompt, spur, provoke, prod, goad, exhort She was egging him on to fight.

get or have or be left with or end up with egg on your face be humiliated, be embarrassed, be crushed, be put down, be shamed, look foolish, be taken down a peg (informal), be put in your place If they take this game lightly they could end up with egg on their faces.

Quotations
"A hen's egg is, quite simply, a work of art, a masterpiece of design and construction with, it has to be said, brilliant packaging!" [Delia Smith How to Cook]

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Translations

بَوَيْضَهبَيْضَةبَيْضَة الدَّجاجبَيْضَهيَحُثُّ، يُشَجِّعُ

vejce

ægægcelleæggeopmuntretilskynde

EiEizelleHodenaufhetzen

αβγόαυγόπροτρέπωωάριο

huevoóvulo

munamunarakk

kananmunamunamunasoluyllyttää

œufovulepousser à

ביצהביצית

jaje

tojás

eggeggfrumaeggja; hvetja

uovoincoraggiareovulo

卵

알

olaolšūnauzkūdīt

ei

egg

jajkojajo

ovoóvulo

яйцояйцеклеткаяичко

vajce

jajce

ägg

ไข่

yumurtakışkırtmakteşvik etmek

trứng

鸡蛋卵卵子卵细胞怂恿

egg

[eg]

A. N

1. → huevo m, blanquillo m (Mex); (= cell) → óvulo m
fried/scrambled/soft-boiled/hard-boiled egg → huevo m frito/revuelto/pasado por agua/duro
boiled egg → huevo m pasado por agua, huevo m a la copa (Andes, S. Cone)
to have egg on one's face → quedar en ridículo
as sure as eggs are or is eggs → como que dos y dos son cuatro, sin ningún género de dudas
don't put all your eggs in one basket → no te lo juegues todo a una carta

2. (= person) bad egg → sinvergüenza mf
she's a good egg → es una buena persona

B. CPD egg beater N → batidor m de huevos (US) → helicóptero m
egg cup N → huevera f
egg custard N → natillas fpl
egg flip N → ponche m (de huevo)
egg roll N (= sandwich) → panecito m de huevo duro; (= paté) paté a base de huevo con carne de cerdo y legumbres
egg timer N → reloj m de arena (para cocer huevos)
egg whisk N → batidor m de huevos
egg white N → clara f de huevo
egg yolk N → yema f de huevo

egg on VT + ADV (= urge) → incitar
to egg sb on to do sth → incitar a algn a hacer algo

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egg

[ˈɛg] n

[hen, duck] → œuf m; [wild bird] → œuf m
a hard-boiled egg → un œuf dur
a soft-boiled egg → un œuf à la coque
a fried egg → un œuf sur le plat
scrambled eggs → des œufs brouillés
to put all one's eggs in one basket → mettre tous ses œufs dans le même panier
to have egg on one's face → avoir l'air plutôt ridicule

[woman, animal] → œuf m

egg on

vt sep → pousser, inciteregg-and-spoon race n → course f à la cuillèreegg cup n → coquetier megg custard n → crème f renversée

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egg

n → Ei nt; to put all one’s eggs in one basket (prov) → alles auf eine Karte setzen; as sure as eggs is eggs (inf) → so sicher wie das Amen in der Kirche (inf); to have egg on or all over one’s face (fig inf) → dumm dastehen (inf); he’s a good/bad egg (dated inf) → er ist ein famoser Kerl (dated) → /ein übler Kunde

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egg

:

egg and dart

n → Eierstab m (spec)

egg-and-spoon race

n → Eierlauf m

eggbeater

n → Schneebesen m

egg cosy, (US) egg cozy

n → Eierwärmer m

egg cup

n

→ Eierbecher m

(Brit inf: = small breasts) → zwei Mückenstiche (inf)

egg custard

n → Eiercreme f

egg flip

n → Ei-Flip m

egghead

n (pej inf) → Intellektuelle(r) mf, → Eierkopf m (inf)

eggplant

n (esp US) → Aubergine f

egg rack

m (in fridge) → Eierleiste f

egg roll

n → Eibrötchen nt

egg sandwich

n → Sandwich nt → mit Ei

eggs Benedict

n no pl (Cook) pochierte Eier und Schinken auf Toast mit Sauce hollandaise

eggshell

n → Eierschale f; he acts as if he’s walking on eggs → er führt einen wahren Eiertanz auf

adj → Eierschalen-

eggshell-blue

adj → eierschalenblau

egg slicer

n → Eierschneider m

egg spoon

n → Eierlöffel m

egg timer

n → Eieruhr f

egg tooth

n (Zool) → Eierzahn m

egg whisk

n → Schneebesen m

egg white

n → Eiweiß nt

egg yolk

n → Eidotter m, → Eigelb nt

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egg

[ɛg] n → uovo (Bio) (seed) → ovulo
egg custard → crema pasticciera
don't put all your eggs in one basket (fig) → non puntare tutto su una sola carta
to get egg on one's face (fig) → fare una brutta figura

egg on vt + adv to egg sb on (to do sth) → incitare or spingere qn (a fare qc)

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egg¹

(eg) noun

1. an oval object usually covered with shell, laid by a bird, reptile etc, from which a young one is hatched. The female bird is sitting on the eggs in the nest. eier بَيْضَه яйце ovo vejce das Ei æg αβγόhuevo muna تخم پرنده muna oeufביצה अण्डा jaje tojás telur egg uovo 卵 알, 달걀 kiaušinis ola telur eieggjajko هګی ovo ou яйцо vajce jajce jaje ägg ไข่ yumurta 蛋，卵 яйце بیضہ quả trứng 蛋，卵

2. such an object laid by a hen, used as food. Would you rather have boiled, fried or scrambled eggs? eier بَيْضَة الدَّجاج яйце ovo vejce das Ei æg αβγόhuevo kanamuna تخم مرغ kananmuna oeufביצה डिम्भ jaje tojás telur egg uovo 鶏卵 달걀 모양의 것 kiaušinis ola telur eieggjajko د چرګه هګی ovo ou яйцо vajce jajce jaje ägg ไข่ไก่ yumurta 食用蛋(如雞蛋) яйце مرغی کا انڈا quả trứng 鸡蛋

3. in the female mammal, the cell from which the young one is formed; the ovum. The egg is fertilized by the male sperm. eiersel بَوَيْضَه яйцеклетка óvulo vajíčko die Eizelle ægcelle ωάριοóvulo munarakk تخمک munasolu ovuleביצית डिम्भ jajašce pete sel telur eggfruma uovo, cellula uovo* 卵子 난자(卵子) kiaušinėlis olšūna telur eicelegg komórka jajowa ګیه óvulo ovul яйцеклетка vajíčko jajčece jajašce ägg ไข่ของสัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยนมตัวเมีย yumurta 卵細胞 яйцеклітина مادہ میں تولیدی خلیہ trứng 卵细胞，卵子

ˈegg-cup noun

a small cup-shaped container for holding a boiled egg while it is being eaten. eierkoppie فِنْجان البَيْضَه المَسْلوقَه чашка за варено яйце taça para ovo kalíšek der Eierbecher æggebæger αβγοθήκηhuevera munatops جا تخم مرغی munakuppi coquetier גָבִיע לְבֵיצָה अण्डा रखने का कटोरा čašica za jaje tojástartó tempat telur eggjabikar portauovo ゆで卵立て 반숙 달걀을 얹어 놓고 먹는 컵 taurelė kiaušiniui olu biķerītis cawan telur eierdopjeeggeglass kieliszek do jaj ځای د چرګه هګی tacinha păhăruţ pentru ou рюмка для яйца pohárik na vajce jajčni podstavek čašica za jaje äggkopp ถ้วยสำหรับไส่ใข่ต้ม yumurtalık 蛋杯 підставка для яйця ابلے انڈے کو رکھنے کا خاص برتن chén đựng trứng 蛋杯

ˈeggplant noun

a dark purple fruit used as a vegetable. eiervrug باذِنْجان патладжан berinjela lilek, baklažán die Aubergine aubergine μελιτζάναberenjena baklaþaan بادنجان munakoiso aubergineחציל बैंगन plavi patlidžan padlizsán terong eggaldin melanzana なす 가지 baklažanas baklažāns terung aubergineaubergine, eggplantebakłażan باټينګن، بانجن (تور berinjela (pătlăgea) vânătă баклажан baklažán jajčevec plavi patlidžan äggplanta, aubergine มะเขือยาวสีม่วง patlıcan 茄子 баклажан بینگن quả cà 茄子

ˈeggshell noun

the fragile covering of an egg. eierdop قِشْر البَيْض черупка от яйце casca de ovo skořápka (vaječná) die Eierschale æggeskal κέλυφος cáscara de huevo munakoor پوسته تخم مرغ munankuori coquille d'oeuf קְלִיפַת בֵּיצָה अंडे का छिलका ljuska jajeta tojáshéj kulit telur eggjaskurn guscio d'uovo 卵の殻 달걀 껍질 lukštas olas čaumala kulit telur eierschaaleggeskallskorupka د هگی پوستکی casca de ovo coajă de ou яичная скорлупа škrupina (vajcová) jajčna lupina ljuska od jajeta äggskal เปลือกไข่ yumurta kabuğu 蛋殼 яєчна шкаралупа انڈے کا چھلکا vỏ trứng 蛋壳

put all one's eggs in one basket

to depend entirely on the success of one scheme, plan etc. You should apply for more than one job – don't put all your eggs in one basket. lal jou eiers in een mandjie يَضَعُ كل بَيَضِهِ في سَلَّةٍ واحِدَه: يَعْتَمِد على خِطَّةٍ واحِدَه залагам на едно нещо arriscar tudo sázet na jednu kartu alles auf eine Karte setzen sætte alt på ét bræt εναποθέτω όλες μου τις ελπίδες σε ένα πράγμα jugárselo todo a una carta kõike ühele kaardile panema همه دارایی خود را در یک کار استفاده کردن laittaa kaikki yhden kortin varaan mettre tous ses oeufs dans le même panier לָשִׂים אֶת כָּל הַבֵּיצִים בְּסָל אֶחָד अपना सबकुछ एक ही दांव पर लगा देना staviti sve na jednu kartu mindent egy lapra tesz fel tergantung satu sumber setja allt sitt traust á eitt atriði giocare/rischiare il tutto per tutto 一つの事に賭ける 한번에 모든 것을 걸다 viskuo rizikuoti likt visu uz vienas kārts mempertaruhkan segala-galanya dalam satu usaha alles op een kaart zetten satse alt på ett kort postawić na jedną kartę تول دارای نه دیو کار نه استفاد کو arriscar tudo a miza totul pe o singură carte поставить всё на карту vsadiť na jednu kartu staviti vse na eno karto zavisiti u potpunosti od samo jedne stvari lägga alla ägg i samma korg, sätta allt på ett kort การฝากความหวังหรือมุ่งกับบางสิ่งบางอย่างเพียงสิ่งเดียว bütün yatırımını tek işe yatırmak, varını yoğunu tehlikeye atmak 孤注一擲 класти всі яйця в один кошик سب کچھ ایک ساتھ داؤ پر لگا دینا được ăn cả ngã về không 孤注一掷

teach one's grandmother to suck eggs

to try to show someone more experienced than oneself how to do something. die eier wil slimmer/wyser wees as die hen يُعَلِّم من هو أكثرُ منه خِبْرَةً! опитвам се науча някой, по-опитен да прави нещо ensinar o pai-nosso ao vigário učit tahat starého valacha das Ei will klüger als die Henne sein ægget lærer hønen at lægge æg έλα, παππού, να σου δείξω τ' αμπελοχώραφά σου a perro viejo no hay tus tus muna õpetab kana تلاش برای یاد دادن کاری به کسی که خودش خبره است neuvoa kokeneempaansa ce n'est pas aux vieux singes qu'on apprend à faire des grimaces אַל תִתֵן עֶצָה לְמִי שְׁמֶנוּסֶה יוֹתֵר מִמך नानी के आगे नैनीहाल का बखान, सीखे हुए को ‍िसखाना soliti pamet svojoj babi nekem mondod, a tanárnak? mengajar buaya berenang þykjast ætla að kenna eldri og reyndari e-ð dare consigli a chi ha più esperienza di noi しゃかに説法をする 공자 앞에서 문자쓰다 kiaušinis vištą moko olai mācīt vistu mengajar itik berenang het ei wil wijzer zijn dan de kip egget vil lære høna å verpe uczyć księdza pacierza هغه چاته ښوونه چى تر پخوا پوه وى ensinar o padre-nosso ao vigário a vinde castraveţi grădinarului яйца курицу не учат (keď) kura učí sliepku starejšim soliti pamet učiti iskusnijeg od sebe nečemu [ägget ska inte] lära hönan värpa สอนจระเข้ว่ายน้ำ tereciye tere satmak 班門弄斧 учити вченого їсти рака печеного سورج کو روشنی دکھانا trứng khôn hơn vịt 班门弄斧

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egg²

(eg) : egg on

to urge (somebody) on (to do something). He egged his friend on to steal the radio. aanhits يَحُثُّ، يُشَجِّعُ подстрекавам incitar podněcovat aufhetzen ægge; tilskynde; opmuntre προτρέπωanimar, incitar ässitama تحریک کردن؛ واداشتن yllyttää pousser à לְהָסִית प्रेरित करना huškati noszogat men-desak eggja; hvetja incitare そそのかす …하도록 부추기다 skatinti, akinti uzkūdīt hasut aansporenegge, drive zachęcać تشویقول incitar a îndemna подстрекать podnecovať siliti podbadati egga [upp], driva (mana) på บังคับ kışkırtmak, teşvik etmek 慫恿，煽動 підбивати, підбурювати на اکسانا thúc giục ai làm gì 怂恿，煽动

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egg

→ بَيْضَة vejce æg Ei αβγό huevo kananmuna œuf jaje uovo 卵 알 ei egg jajko ovo яйцо ägg ไข่ yumurta trứng 鸡蛋

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egg

n. huevo;

Mex. blanquillos;

___ cell → óvulo;

___ -shaped → ovoide;

___ white → clara de ___;

___ yolk → yema de ___;

fried ___ → huevo frito;

hard-boiled ___ → huevo duro;

soft-boiled ___ → ___ pasado por agua.

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egg

n huevo; (fam, ovum) óvulo, huevo (fam); — white clara de huevo; — yolk yema de huevo

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