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Egg

UK /["/eɡ/"]/US /["/eɡ/"]/

Definition

a small oval object with a thin hard shell produced by a female bird and containing a young bird; a similar object (without a hard shell) produced by a female fish, insect, etc.

In simple words: A round object laid by birds, often used as food.

Examples

  • I like to have an egg for breakfast every morning.
  • She carefully placed the egg in the basket.
  • The recipe calls for one large egg and some flour.
  • The bird laid an egg in the nest.
  • He accidentally broke the egg while cooking.

Usage notes

Commonly used in cooking and food discussions. Appropriate in casual and formal contexts, but may not be ideal in very technical or scientific discussions without context.

Grammar pattern

standalone noun

Memory hint

Think of an egg in a nest — round, smooth, and often used in breakfast dishes.

Collocations

  • fresh
  • bad
  • rotten
  • clutch
  • box
  • carton
  • lay
  • produce
  • deposit
  • hatch
  • break
  • crack
  • shell
  • white
  • yolk
  • the white of an egg
  • the yolk of an egg
  • bacon and eggs
  • fresh
  • bad
  • rotten
  • clutch
  • box
  • carton
  • lay
  • produce
  • deposit
  • hatch
  • break
  • crack
  • shell
  • white
  • yolk
  • the white of an egg
  • the yolk of an egg
  • bacon and eggs
  • fertilized
  • unfertilized
  • donor
  • fertilize
  • produce
  • release
  • donor
  • donation
  • removal
  • the nucleus of an egg

Synonyms

  • ovum

Antonyms

  • chicken
  • hen
  • rooster

Common mistakes

  • Confused with 'eggs' when referring to a single egg.
  • Mispronounced as 'egg' instead of the correct pronunciation.
  • Used in plural form when context requires the singular.