Eggs Female Eɡ Noun Sits Hatch Fish Lay

• the female sits on the eggs until they hatch.
• the fish lay thousands of eggs at one time.
• crocodile eggs
• a boiled egg

egg

1. 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.
• The female sits on the eggs until they hatch.
• The fish lay thousands of eggs at one time.
• crocodile eggs

Extra Examples

• Many reptiles bury their eggs.
• She lays a clutch of four eggs on average.
• The males stay and guard the eggs.
2. a bird’s egg, especially one from a chicken, that is eaten as food
• SEE ALSO Easter egg
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/easter-egg
• a boiled egg
• bacon and eggs
• fried/poached/scrambled eggs
• Bind the mixture together with a little beaten egg.
• You've got some egg on your shirt.
• egg yolks/whites
• egg noodles
• hen's/duck/quail eggs
• a chocolate egg (= made from chocolate in the shape of an egg)

Extra Examples

• Crack two eggs into the mixture.
• Separate the eggs, putting the whites to one side.
• We're just decorating eggs for the egg hunt.
3. a cell that combines with a sperm to create a baby or young animal
• SYNONYM ovum
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/ovum
• The male sperm fertilizes the female egg.
• an egg donor
• Many women conceive through the use of a donor egg.
4. a situation in which it is difficult to tell which one of two things was the cause of the other
5. something that has some good parts and some bad ones
• Their investment plan shows the familiar curate's egg pattern of some bits doing well and others doing badly.
6. a person who you know will behave well/badly
7. to be made to look stupid
• They were left with egg on their faces when only ten people showed up.
8. to destroy something that would make you rich, successful, etc.
9. to rely on one particular course of action for success rather than giving yourself several different possibilities
• I’ve applied for several jobs. I don’t want to put all my eggs in one basket.
10. used to say that something is definitely true
11. to tell or show somebody how to do something that they can already do well, and probably better than you can
12. you cannot achieve something important without causing a few small problems

Word Origin

• noun Middle English (superseding earlier ey, from Old English ǣg): from Old Norse.