egg
Speech parts
1. egg - Noun
2. egg - Verb
3. Egg - Proper noun
Meaning
The oval or roundish body laid by domestic poultry and other birds, tortoises, etc. It consists of a yolk, usually surrounded by the "white" or albumen, and inclosed in a shell or strong membrane.
A simple cell, from the development of which the young of animals are formed; ovum; germ cell.
Anything resembling an egg in form.
To urge on; to instigate; to incite/
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Remorse, the fatal egg that pleasure laid.
Patriotism is a kind of religion; it is the egg from which wars are hatched.
Noise proves nothing. Often a hen who has merely laid an egg cackles as if she laid an asteroid.
Today's egg is better than tomorrow's hen.
A good bird begins chirping while in the egg.
He that will steal an egg will steal an ox.