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egg

/ɛɡ/noun, verb1 syllable

Egg means: one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens.

Synonyms for egg11

noun, as in one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens

testis, testicle, orchis, ball, ballock, bollock, nut

noun, as in oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food

also used for egg

edge, provoke, tempt

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What does egg mean?5

noun

1

one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens“she kicked him in the balls and got away”

2

oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food

3

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

verb

1

throw eggs at

2

coat with beaten egg“egg a schnitzel”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with egg?6

one syllable

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Egg in a sentence

  • I'd like my egg very, very soft boiled.CK
  • You can make a cake with flour, milk and an egg.Eldad
  • With flour, milk and an egg, one can bake a cake.Eldad
  • Egg tarts, when freshly baked, are a real delicacy.nickyeow
  • The life cycle of an amphibian consists of three stages: egg, larva and adult.Chrikaru
  • If the universe is a cosmic egg, then who laid it?marcelostockle
  • In the egg yolk, there are more proteins than in egg whites.belgavox
  • Place them on the baking sheet, then glaze them with egg yolk.FeuDRenais

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Forms of egg

as a noun

plural
eggs

as a verb

past tense
egged
present participle
egging
third-person singular
eggs
past participle
egged