Definition

1. Noun:
   • A boiled egg: An egg, typically from a chicken, that has been cooked in its shell by immersion in boiling or simmering water.

Usage

• A boiled egg is a common breakfast food. The term specifies the cooking method (boiling) and the state of the egg (in its shell during cooking). It is typically served in an eggcup, and the top of the shell is often removed before eating.

Examples

• Noun:
  • I have two boiled eggs and toast for breakfast every morning.
  • She prefers a soft-boiled egg with soldiers (strips of toast).
  • The recipe calls for one hard-boiled egg, chopped.

Advanced Usage

• "hard-boiled egg": An egg boiled until both the white and yolk are completely solid.
  • He made egg salad sandwiches with hard-boiled eggs.
• "soft-boiled egg": An egg boiled for a shorter time so the yolk remains at least partially liquid.
  • A soft-boiled egg has a runny yolk perfect for dipping toast.

Variants and Related Words

• Hard-boiled (adj): Used to describe an egg that has been boiled until solid.
  • a hard-boiled egg detective (idiomatic, meaning a tough, cynical person).
• Soft-boiled (adj): Used to describe an egg boiled to keep a liquid yolk.
• Egg (n): The oval object from which birds are born, used as food.
• Poached egg (n): An egg cooked without its shell in simmering water.
• Fried egg (n): An egg cooked in a pan with hot fat.

Synonyms

• Cooked egg (general)
• Shell egg (when specifying it was cooked in the shell, though this is less common)

Related Phrases

• "to boil an egg": The action of cooking an egg in this way.
  • He doesn't even know how to boil an egg. (Idiomatic for lacking basic cooking skills.)
• "egg cup": A small cup used to hold a boiled egg upright while eating.

Noun

1. egg cooked briefly in the shell in gently boiling water