transcription, транскрипция: [ eg ]
( eggs, egging, egged)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
An egg is an oval object that is produced by a female bird and which contains a baby bird. Other animals such as reptiles and fish also lay eggs.
...a baby bird hatching from its egg.
...ant eggs.
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2.
In Western countries, eggs often means hen’s eggs, eaten as food.
Break the eggs into a shallow bowl and beat them lightly.
...bacon and eggs.
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3.
Egg is used to refer to an object in the shape of a hen’s egg.
...a chocolate egg.
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4.
An egg is a cell that is produced in the bodies of female animals and humans. If it is fertilized by a sperm, a baby develops from it.
It only takes one sperm to fertilize an egg.
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5.
see also Easter egg , nest egg , Scotch egg
6.
If someone puts all their eggs in one basket , they put all their effort or resources into doing one thing so that, if it fails, they have no alternatives left.
The key word here is diversify; don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
PHRASE : usu v PHR
7.
If someone has egg on their face or has egg all over their face , they have been made to look foolish.
If they take this game lightly they could end up with egg on their faces.
PHRASE : face inflects , have/with PHR
8.
a chicken and egg situation: see chicken