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egg
noun
a
round
or
oval
object
with
a
thin
shell
that
birds
,
reptiles
,
and
some
other
animals
lay
,
inside
which
their
young
develop
•
The
hen
sat
quietly
on
her
egg
to
keep
it
warm
.
The
hen
sat
quietly
on
her
egg
to
keep
it
warm
.
•
We
spotted
a
bright
blue
robin
’
s
egg
on
the
grass
beneath
the
tree
.
We
spotted
a
bright
blue
robin
’
s
egg
on
the
grass
beneath
the
tree
.
Old
English
æg
,
from
Proto-Germanic
*ajja-
,
related
to
Dutch
ei
,
German
Ei
.
noun
the
inside
of
a
bird
’
s
egg
,
especially
a
chicken
’
s
,
used
as
food
•
She
cracked
an
egg
into
the
bowl
to
make
pancake
batter
.
She
cracked
an
egg
into
the
bowl
to
make
pancake
batter
.
•
Scrambled
eggs
with
toast
are
his
favorite
breakfast
.
Scrambled
eggs
with
toast
are
his
favorite
breakfast
.
noun
informal
:
a
person
,
especially
when
described
as
good
,
bad
,
or
odd
•
Katie
is
a
good
egg
who
volunteers
every
weekend
.
Katie
is
a
good
egg
who
volunteers
every
weekend
.
•
Don
’
t
worry
about
Mark
;
he
’
s
a
tough
egg
and
can
handle
criticism
.
Don
’
t
worry
about
Mark
;
he
’
s
a
tough
egg
and
can
handle
criticism
.
Metaphoric
extension
from
the
idea
of
an
egg
as
a
‘
specimen
’;
first
recorded
in
19th-century
British
slang
.
verb
to
throw
eggs
at
someone
or
something
,
often
as
a
prank
or
protest
•
Teenagers
egged
the
abandoned
house
on
Halloween
night
.
Teenagers
egged
the
abandoned
house
on
Halloween
night
.
•
Protesters
threatened
to
egg
the
politician
’
s
car
if
he
ignored
their
demands
.
Protesters
threatened
to
egg
the
politician
’
s
car
if
he
ignored
their
demands
.
Early
20th-century
American
slang
,
extending
the
noun
sense
of
‘
egg
’
used
as
a
missile
.
beg
verb
-
beg
,
begging
,
begs
,
begged
to
ask
someone
earnestly
or
humbly
for
something
you
want
or
need
•
I
beg
you
,
please
stay
safe
tonight
.
I
beg
you
,
please
stay
safe
tonight
.
•
The
student
begged
the
teacher
for
an
extension
on
the
project
.
The
student
begged
the
teacher
for
an
extension
on
the
project
.
From
Middle
English
‘
beggen
’,
likely
a
back-formation
from
‘
beggar
’,
influenced
by
Old
French
‘
bega
’,
meaning
‘
a
mendicant
’.
verb
-
beg
,
begging
,
begs
,
begged
to
ask
people
for
money
,
food
,
or
help
because
you
are
poor
•
After
losing
his
job
,
he
had
to
beg
on
the
streets
for
spare
change
.
After
losing
his
job
,
he
had
to
beg
on
the
streets
for
spare
change
.
•
A
thin
old
woman
was
begging
outside
the
station
with
a
small
paper
cup
.
A
thin
old
woman
was
begging
outside
the
station
with
a
small
paper
cup
.
Same
origin
as
the
general
verb
sense
,
but
specialized
over
time
to
refer
to
asking
for
alms
.
