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The correct spelling is eggs.
How to pronounce eggs
/ɛɡz/
nounIPA: /ɛɡz/
Say it like: Egg-s
The correct spelling is eggs. An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, reptiles, insects and other animals, housing the embryo during its development. For example: "I also determine the minimal amount of egg required to make good mayonnaise."
Usage Examples
“I also determine the minimal amount of egg required to make good mayonnaise.”
“Shut up, you egg!”
“bad egg”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, reptiles, insects and other animals, housing the embryo during its development.
- 2.The egg of a domestic fowl (especially a hen) or its contents, used as food.
- 3.The female primary cell, the ovum.
- 4.Anything shaped like an egg, such as an Easter egg or a chocolate egg.
- 5.A swelling on one's head, usually large or noticeable, associated with an injury.
verb
- 1.To throw eggs at.
- 2.To dip in or coat with beaten egg.
- 3.To distort a circular cross-section (as in a tube) to an elliptical or oval shape, either inadvertently or intentionally.
- 4.To encourage, incite.
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