Synonyms for egg
ɛgegg

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1. eggnoun

   animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds

   Synonyms:
   eggs, testis, testicle, nut, orchis, bollock, ball, ballock

2. egg, eggsnoun

   oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food

   Synonyms:
   eggs, testis, testicle, nut, orchis, bollock, ball, ballock

3. testis, testicle, orchis, ball, ballock, bollock, nut, eggverb

   one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens

   "she kicked him in the balls and got away"

   Synonyms:
   screwball, lump, crank, clump, orb, glob, bullock block, junkie, bollock, testis, clod, globe, nut, musket ball, chunk, formal, junky, en, testicle, ball, orchis, eggs, fruitcake, nut case, crackpot, addict, ballock, freak

4. eggverb

   throw eggs at

5. eggverb

   coat with beaten egg

   "egg a schnitzel"

Matched Categories

1. • Coat
   • Cooking
   • Ovum
   • Pelt

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. eggnoun

   Synonyms:
   ovum

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1. eggnoun

   Synonyms:
   ovum, germ, cell, spawn

   Associated words:
   oölogy, oölogist, ovology, oviferous, yolk, glair, albumen, embryo, oviparous, oviposit, oviposition, vitellus, fecundate, impregnate, impregnation, fecundity, clutch, vitelline, oviduct, ovipara, ovulation, ovulist, tread, treadle, chalaza, addle, oömeter, oöscope, spawn

2. eggverb

   Synonyms:
   urge on, instigate, incite

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1. List of paraphrases for "egg":

   eggs, ovum, ovule, ova, bud

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. egg

   Synonyms:
   Female sex cell, female gamete, ovum

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1. Waisum Ma:

   Most known non-avian dinosaur embryos are incomplete with skeletons disarticulated( bones separated at the joints), we were surprised to see this embryo beautifully preserved inside a dinosaur egg, lying in a bird-like posture. This posture had not been recognized in non-avian dinosaurs before.

2. Judith Ward:

   I couldn't imagine living in retirement and seeing your nest egg drop by more than a third.

3. Avi Kaner:

   It is unconscionable that the egg industry has doubled prices because of increased demand. It is hitting low-income New Yorkers the hardest, as so many have lost their jobs working in restaurants and hotels.

4. Steve Clayton:

   Unilever themselves describe their markets as mixed, and most investors will look at these numbers as something of a curate's egg.

5. Henry David Thoreau:

   Each thought that is welcomed and recorded is a nest egg by the side of which more will be laid.