Illustration of egg
- 1 shell
- 2 outer shell membrane
- 3 inner shell membrane
- 4 air space
- 5 chalaza
- 6 albumen or white layers
- 7 yolk layers
- 8 blastodisc
- 9 vitelline membrane
often attributive
1
a
: the hard-shelled reproductive body produced by a bird and especially by the common domestic chicken
also
: its contents used as food
b
: an animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum together with its nutritive and protective envelopes and having the capacity to develop into a new individual capable of independent existence
c
: ovum
2
: something resembling an egg
eggless
adjective
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Examples of egg in a Sentence
Noun
The egg will hatch about 10 days after it is laid.
the smell of rotten eggs
I bought a carton of eggs.
a batter made from flour and egg
The egg is fertilized by the sperm.
Verb (1)
though exhausted, I was egged on by spectators to finish the marathon
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Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 22 May 2026
There’s Melan Allen’s The Eggsibition, where ceramic eggs cover the walls around a giant yolk laid atop a hospital bed; or Paal Anand’s piece about an IED explosion and veterans who commit suicide after returning from war.
—Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 22 May 2026
Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 15 May 2026
The incident began May 25, 2025, when three Hillsdale High School teenaged boys egged Miceli’s house, two days after pouring oil on his front porch, prosecutors said.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
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Noun
With a base of egg noodles and four different kinds of cheese mixed in, this hearty casserole will easily feed a hungry family.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 22 May 2026
There’s Melan Allen’s The Eggsibition, where ceramic eggs cover the walls around a giant yolk laid atop a hospital bed; or Paal Anand’s piece about an IED explosion and veterans who commit suicide after returning from war.
—Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 22 May 2026
Verb
Why something with the punch of classical tragedy — love destroyed from within by an inexplicable streak of evil — had to be so over-egged is baffling.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 15 May 2026
The incident began May 25, 2025, when three Hillsdale High School teenaged boys egged Miceli’s house, two days after pouring oil on his front porch, prosecutors said.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
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“Egg.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/egg. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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egg
2 of 2 noun1
a
: a hard-shelled reproductive body produced by a bird and especially by domestic poultry
also
: its contents used as food
b
: a reproductive body produced by an animal and consisting of an ovum with its food-containing and protecting envelopes and being capable of development into a new individual
c
: a germ cell produced by a female
called also ovum
2
: something shaped like an egg
darning egg
Etymology
Verb
Old Norse eggja "to incite"
Noun
Middle English egge "egg," from early Norse egg (same meaning)
Medical Definition
egg
noun1
: the hard-shelled reproductive body produced by a bird and especially by the common domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus)
2
: an animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum together with its nutritive and protective envelopes and having the capacity to develop into a new individual capable of independent existence
3
: ovum
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