Dictionary entry details
• EGG (noun)
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("egg" is a kind of...):
egg cell; ovum (the female reproductive cell; the female gamete)
Meronyms (parts of "egg"):
chalaza (one of two spiral bands of tissue connecting the egg yolk to the enclosing membrane at either end of the shell)
vitellus; yolk (nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "egg"):
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)
roe (eggs of female fish)
Meaning:
Oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
eggs; egg
Hypernyms ("egg" is a kind of...):
food product; foodstuff (a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food)
Meronyms (parts of "egg"):
eggshell; shell (the exterior covering of a bird's egg)
egg yolk; yolk (the yellow spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the albumen)
albumen; egg white; ovalbumin; white (the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water)
Meronyms (substance of "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)
Meaning:
One of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
testis; ballock; bollock; testicle; orchis; egg; ball; nut
Context example:
she kicked him in the balls and got away
Hypernyms ("egg" is a kind of...):
gonad; sex gland (a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced)
male reproductive gland (the reproductive organs of a man)
Meronyms (parts of "egg"):
spermatic cord (a structure resembling a cord that suspends the testis within the scrotum and contains the vas deferens and other vessels and nerves)
ductus deferens; vas deferens (a duct that carries spermatozoa from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct)
rete testis (network of tubules carrying sperm from the seminiferous tubules to the vasa efferentia)
epididymis (a convoluted tubule in each testis; carries sperm to vas deferens)
seminiferous tubule (any of the numerous long convoluted tubules in the testis which are the sites where spermatozoa mature)
testicular vein; vena testicularis (a vein from the testicles)
arteria testicularis; internal spermatic artery; testicular artery (a branch of the aorta supplying the testicles)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "egg"):
cobblers (a man's testicles (from Cockney rhyming slang: cobbler's awl rhymes with ball))
undescended testicle; undescended testis (a testis that fails to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops)
Holonyms ("egg" is a part of...):
male reproductive system (the reproductive system of males)
family jewels; male genital organ; male genitalia; male genitals (external male sex organs)
• EGG (verb)
Meaning:
Throw eggs at
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "egg" is one way to...):
bombard; pelt (cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Coat with beaten egg
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
egg a schnitzel
Hypernyms (to "egg" is one way to...):
coat; surface (put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface)
Domain category:
cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
