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# egg

noun (egg, eggs)

«egg» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An egg is the round or oval thing a hen lays, which people eat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/egg/#m1)
2. An egg is what birds, fish, frogs, insects and reptiles lay; their babies grow inside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/egg/#m2)
3. An egg is also a chocolate egg at Easter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/egg/#m3)

### In the lessons

a thing packed in boxes and counted; eggs often come by the dozen (× 12) or in boxes of 6; in science, many animals hatch from eggs; phrases: «a dozen eggs», «lay an egg», «boiled egg», «egg box», «hatch from an egg»

### Examples

- 26 eggs are packed in boxes of 6. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/egg/#x1)
- Mum buys 3 dozen eggs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/egg/#x2)
- Mia had 12 eggs and broke 2. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/egg/#x3)
- The hen laid an egg this morning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/egg/#x4)
- Frogs lay hundreds of eggs in ponds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/egg/#x5)
- I like a boiled egg for breakfast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/egg/#x6)
- The chicks hatched from their eggs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/egg/#x7)
- Crack two eggs into the bowl. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/egg/#x8)
- "A cock can lay an egg! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/egg/#x9)

### Note

Countable: an egg, eggs («an» before the vowel sound). Counted like any thing; carries no operation clue. Eggs often come by the dozen: × 12. Safety: wash your hands after touching raw eggs.

## In Jewish tradition

a thing packed in boxes and counted; eggs often come by the dozen (× 12) or in boxes of 6; in science, many animals hatch from eggs; phrases: «a dozen eggs», «lay an egg», «boiled egg», «egg box», «hatch from an egg»

### Examples

- For she leaveth her eggs on the earth, and warmeth them in dust, (Writings JOB.39.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/egg/#x1)
- They hatch basilisks' eggs, and weave the spider's web; he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper. (Prophets ISA.59.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/egg/#x2)

### Note

Countable: an egg, eggs («an» before the vowel sound). Counted like any thing; carries no operation clue. Eggs often come by the dozen: × 12. Safety: wash your hands after touching raw eggs.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «egg» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/egg/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«egg» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/egg.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «egg» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/egg/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«egg» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/egg.html) on Mova free.