Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun egg

3 senses of egg

Sense 1
egg -- (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)
       => ovum, egg cell -- (the female reproductive cell; the female gamete)

Sense 2
egg, eggs -- (oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food)
       => foodstuff, food product -- (a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food)

Sense 3
testis, testicle, orchis, ball, ballock, bollock, nut, egg -- (one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away")
       => male reproductive gland -- (the reproductive organs of a man)
       => gonad, sex gland -- (a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb egg

2 senses of egg

Sense 1
egg -- (throw eggs at)
       => pelt, bombard -- (cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile; "They pelted each other with snowballs")

Sense 2
egg -- (coat with beaten egg; "egg a schnitzel")
       => coat, surface -- (put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate")

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