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egg
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Meanings
noun
  • an oval or round object laid by a female bird, reptile, fish, or invertebrate, usually containing a developing embryo. The eggs of birds are enclosed in a chalky shell, while those of reptiles are in a leathery membrane.
  • the female reproductive cell in animals and plants; an ovum.
  • a decorative oval moulding, used alternately with triangular shapes.
    E.g. egg and dart moulding
  • a person of a specified kind.
    E.g. the biography portrays him as a thoroughly bad egg
verb
  • encourage someone to do something foolish or risky.
    E.g. he liked to boast and she would egg him on shamelessly

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