A Quick and Simple Dictionary

egg

1. Noun.  (context, zoology) An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, snakes, insects and other animals housing the embryo during its development.
2. Noun.  (countable) The '''egg''' of a domestic fowl as an item of food.
3. Noun.  (uncountable) The contents of one or more (hen's usually) eggs as a culinary ingredient, etc.
4. Noun.  (context, biology) The female primary cell, the ovum.
5. Noun.  Something shaped like an egg, such as an Easter egg or a chocolate egg.
6. Noun.  A swelling on one's head, usually large or noticeable, associated with an injury.
7. Noun.  (context, mildly) , (context, potentially offensive) A person of Caucasian (Western) ancestry, who has a strong desire to learn about and immerse him- or herself in East Asian culture, and/or such a person who is perceived as behaving as if he or she were Asian.
8. Noun.  (NZ) (context, pejorative) A foolish or obnoxious person.
9. Verb.  To throw '''eggs''' at.
10. Verb.  To dip in or coat with beaten '''egg''' (cooking).
11. Verb.  To distort a circular cross-section (as in a tube) to an elliptical or oval shape, either inadvertently or intentionally.
12. Verb.  (obsolete, _) To encourage, incite.