- the roundish reproductive body produced by the female of certain animals, as birds and most reptiles, consisting of an ovum and its envelope of albumen, jelly, membranes, egg case, or shell, according to species.
- such a body produced by a domestic bird, especially the hen.
- the contents of an egg or eggs: raw egg;fried eggs.
- anything resembling a hen's egg.
- the female gamete; ovum.
- person: He's a good egg.
- an aerial bomb.
- to prepare (food) by dipping in beaten egg.
- humiliation or embarrassment resulting from having said or done something foolish or unwise: They were afraid to back the losing candidate and wind up with egg on their faces.
- to fail wretchedly, especially to be unsuccessful in front of an audience: He laid an egg as the romantic hero.
- to venture all of something that one possesses in a single enterprise.
- to walk or act very cautiously.
- to incite or urge; encourage (usually followed by on).
- the oval or round reproductive body laid by the females of birds, reptiles, fishes, insects, and some other animals, consisting of a developing embryo, its food store, and sometimes jelly or albumen, all surrounded by an outer shell or membrane
- any female gamete; ovum
- the egg of the domestic hen used as food
- something resembling an egg, esp in shape or in being in an early stage of development
- bad egg old-fashioned, informal
- a bad person
- an exclamation of dismay
- good egg old-fashioned, informal
- a good person
- an exclamation of delight
- lay an egg slang, mainly US and Canadian
- to make a joke or give a performance, etc, that fails completely
- (of a joke, performance, etc) to fail completely; flop
- to stake everything on a single venture
- to presume to teach someone something that he knows already
- made to look ridiculous
- to dip (food) in beaten egg before cooking
- to throw eggs at
- to urge or incite, esp to daring or foolish acts
