eggs
Definition
- Noun (plural):
- The oval reproductive body produced by female birds, especially chickens, used as a common food item. This refers to the physical object, consisting of a shell, yolk, and albumen (white), typically from a hen.
Usage
- Countable Noun: "Eggs" is typically used as a countable plural noun. You can have one egg, two eggs, a dozen eggs, etc.
- As a Food Ingredient: It is most commonly used to refer to the food product, which can be prepared in many ways (e.g., boiled, fried, scrambled).
Examples
- Noun:
- She bought a carton of eggs from the market.
- For breakfast, I had two boiled eggs and toast.
- This recipe calls for three eggs.
Advanced Usage
- "To put all one's eggs in one basket": To risk everything on a single venture or idea.
- Investing all your money in one company is like putting all your eggs in one basket.
- "To walk on eggs/eggshells": To be extremely cautious in one's actions or words to avoid upsetting someone.
- After their argument, he felt like he was walking on eggs around her.
Variants and Related Words
- Egg (noun, singular): The singular form.
- There is one egg left in the carton.
- Egg (verb): To encourage someone to do something, often something foolish or risky.
- His friends egged him on to jump into the cold lake.
- Egg yolk (noun): The yellow, central part of an egg.
- Egg white (noun): The clear, viscous substance surrounding the yolk, also called albumen.
Synonyms
- Ova (biological term): The plural of ovum, used in scientific contexts.
- (No common direct food synonym): As a specific food item, "eggs" is the standard term. In recipes, you might see "large eggs" or "whole eggs" as specifications.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Egg on (phrasal verb): To urge or encourage someone to do something, typically something unwise.
- The crowd egged the boxer on to continue fighting.
Related Idioms
- "Don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs": A saying advising against offering basic advice to someone who is already very experienced.
- "As sure as eggs is eggs": An old-fashioned idiom meaning absolutely certain.
- He'll be late, as sure as eggs is eggs.
Noun
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oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
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