…an oval or round object laid by a female bird, reptile, fish, or invertebrate, usually containing a developing embryo. The eggs of birds are enclosed in a chalky shell, while those of reptiles are in a leathery membrane…
…a small cup for holding a boiled egg upright while it is being eaten…
…a protective silken pouch in which a female spider deposits her eggs…
…a Chinese-style snack similar to a spring roll, consisting of diced meat or prawns and shredded vegetables wrapped in a dough made with egg and deep-fried…
…a device for timing the cooking of a boiled egg, traditionally a sealed glass container with a narrow neck in the middle through which, when the flask is inverted, sand flows for a fixed amount of time…
…a hard white protuberance on the beak or jaw of an embryo bird or reptile that is used for breaking out of the shell and is later lost…
…the clear, viscous substance round the yolk of an egg that turns white when cooked or beaten…
…an artificial chocolate egg or decorated hard-boiled egg given at Easter…
…a kitchen utensil used for beating ingredients such as eggs or cream…
…a custard made with milk and eggs, typically sweetened and baked…
…a hard-boiled egg enclosed in sausage meat, rolled in breadcrumbs, and fried…
…a dish of eggs prepared by beating them with a little liquid and then cooking and stirring gently…
…a motif of alternating eggs and darts, used to enrich an ovolo molding…
…denoting a situation in which each of two things appears to be necessary to the other…
…a race, typically run by children, in which each runner has to hold an egg balanced in a spoon…
…a drink consisting of rum, brandy, or other alcohol mixed with beaten egg, milk, and sugar…
…a drink consisting of rum, brandy, or other alcohol mixed with beaten egg, milk, and sugar…
…a greenish-blue colour…
…the yellow internal part of a bird’s egg, which is surrounded by the white, is rich in protein and fat, and nourishes the developing embryo…
…a mushroom-shaped (or egg-shaped) piece of wood or other smooth hard material used to stretch and support material being darned…
…a dish of eggs prepared by beating them with a little liquid and then cooking and stirring gently…
…any of a number of plants with yellow flowers marked with orange, red, or brown, supposedly suggestive of eggs and bacon, in particular:…
…a greenish-blue colour…
