Eggs Female Eɡ Sperm Noun Bre Sits Hatch

• 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 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
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
• ducks’/quails’ eggs
• a chocolate egg (= made from chocolate in the shape of an egg)
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
4. a situation in which it is difficult to tell which one of two things was the cause of the other
5. a person who you can rely on to behave well
6. to be made to look stupid
• They were left with egg on their faces when only ten people showed up.
7. to destroy something that would make you rich, successful, etc.
8. 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.
9. used to say that something is definitely true
10. to tell or show somebody how to do something that they can already do well, and probably better than you can
11. something that has some good parts and some bad ones
12. you cannot achieve something important without causing a few small problems

Extra Examples

• Brush the pastry with a little beaten egg.
• Crack two eggs into the mixture.
• Many reptiles bury their eggs.
• Many women conceive through the use of a donor egg.
• Only one sperm fertilizes an egg.
• Separate the eggs, putting the whites to one side.
• She lays a clutch of four eggs on average.
• The males stay and guard the eggs.
• We’re just decorating eggs for the egg hunt.
• a breakfast of bacon and eggs

Word Origin

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