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English noun: egg | |||
| 1. | egg (animal) 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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | egg cell, ovum | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | nit, roe, roe, silkworm seed, spawn | ||
| Part holonym | chalaza, vitellus, yolk | ||
| 2. | egg (food) oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food | ||
| Synonyms | eggs | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | food product, foodstuff | ||
| Part holonym | albumen, egg white, egg yolk, eggshell, ovalbumin, shell, white, yolk | ||
| Substance holonym | protein | ||
| 3. | egg (body) one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens | ||
| Samples | She kicked him in the balls and got away. | ||
| Synonyms | ball, ballock, bollock, nut, orchis, testicle, testis | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gonad, male reproductive gland, sex gland | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cobblers, undescended testicle, undescended testis | ||
| Part holonym | arteria testicularis, ductus deferens, epididymis, internal spermatic artery, rete testis, seminiferous tubule, spermatic cord, testicular artery, testicular vein, vas deferens, vena testicularis | ||
| Part meronym | family jewels, male genital organ, male genitalia, male genitals, male reproductive system | ||
English verb: egg | |||
| 1. | egg (contact) throw eggs at | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bombard, pelt | ||
| 2. | egg (contact) coat with beaten egg | ||
| Samples | Egg a schnitzel. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | coat, surface | ||
| Domain category | cookery, cooking, preparation | ||
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