egg

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see also FOOD, COOK, BIRD
- an oval object with a hard shell that comes from a bird: egg
Most birds lay their eggs in a nest.
- an egg from a hen used as food: egg (noun C/U)
a dozen eggs ◎ eggs and bacon ◎ I can't eat anything with egg in it.
- the hard outside part of an egg: shell
- the white part of an egg: (egg) white
- the yellow part of an egg: yolk
※—† cooking with eggs
- to break an egg open: crack sth
Crack the eggs into a bowl.
- to cook an egg in its shell in boiling water: boil an egg; adjective: boiled
boiled eggs for breakfast
- a boiled egg which has a soft yellow part is soft-boiled; opposite: hard-boiled
a hard-boiled egg
- a small cup for holding a boiled egg: eggcup
- to cook an egg without its shell in boiling water: poach an egg; adjective: poached
- to cook an egg in hot oil: fry an egg; adjective: fried
fried eggs
- eggs that have been mixed and beaten and fried, sometimes with vegetables or cheese: omelette
- eggs that are mixed together with milk and then cooked in a saucepan: scrambled egg (noun U), scrambled eggs (noun plural)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  testis, testicle, orchis, ball, ballock, bollock, nut, eggs