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eggs

/ɛɡz/

eggs on

eggnoun

eggs

/ɛɡ/

Translations

яйцо

I had a boiled egg for breakfast.

Я съел варёное яйцо на завтрак.

Definitions

A round or oval object laid by a female bird, reptile, fish, or invertebrate, usually containing a developing embryo.

The hen laid an egg in the nest.

The oval reproductive body of a bird, especially a hen, used as food.

I had a boiled egg for breakfast.

An ovum, the female reproductive cell in animals and humans.

The egg is fertilized by the sperm to form a zygote.

Informal, chiefly in computing and media: a hidden feature, message, or inside joke intentionally placed within a work; an Easter egg.

Gamers discovered an egg in the final level that revealed concept art from early development.

Synonyms

eggverb

eggs

egged

Past Simple

egged

Past Participle

egging

Gerund

/eɡ/

/ɛɡ/

Translations

подстрекать

He tried to egg his friend into taking the risk.

Он пытался подстрекать своего друга на риск.

Definitions

To urge or incite (someone) to action, usually with the particle “on.”

His friends kept egging him on to audition for the talent show.

To throw eggs at (a person, building, vehicle, etc.) as a form of protest or vandalism.

The politician's car was egged after the controversial speech.

Synonyms

egg on

eggadjective

Definitions

Made with, containing, or relating to eggs.

She prepared an egg salad for lunch.