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{
"term": "egg",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"image": "data/images/bi/birds.png",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a small oval object with a thin hard shell produced by a female bird and containing a young bird; a similar object (without a hard shell) produced by a female fish, insect, etc.",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The female sits on the eggs until they hatch."
},
{
"text": "The fish **lay** thousands of **eggs** at one time."
},
{
"text": "crocodile eggs"
},
{
"text": "Many reptiles bury their eggs."
},
{
"text": "She lays a clutch of four eggs on average."
},
{
"text": "The males stay and guard the eggs."
}
],
"topics": ["Insects, worms, etc.", "Fish and shellfish", "Birds"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["fresh", "bad", "rotten"],
"… of eggs": ["clutch", "box", "carton"],
"verb + egg": ["lay", "produce", "deposit"],
"egg + verb": ["hatch", "break", "crack"],
"egg + noun": ["shell", "white", "yolk"],
"phrases": [
"the white of an egg",
"the yolk of an egg",
"bacon and eggs"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a bird’s egg, especially one from a chicken, that is eaten as food",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a **boiled egg**"
},
{
"text": "**bacon and eggs**"
},
{
"text": "**fried/poached/scrambled eggs**"
},
{
"text": "Bind the mixture together with a little beaten egg."
},
{
"text": "You've got some egg on your shirt."
},
{
"text": "**egg yolks/whites**"
},
{
"text": "egg noodles"
},
{
"text": "hen's/duck/quail eggs"
},
{
"text": "a chocolate egg *(= made from chocolate in the shape of an egg)*"
},
{
"text": "Crack two eggs into the mixture."
},
{
"text": "Separate the eggs, putting the whites to one side."
},
{
"text": "We're just decorating eggs for the egg hunt."
}
],
"topics": ["Food"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["fresh", "bad", "rotten"],
"… of eggs": ["clutch", "box", "carton"],
"verb + egg": ["lay", "produce", "deposit"],
"egg + verb": ["hatch", "break", "crack"],
"egg + noun": ["shell", "white", "yolk"],
"phrases": [
"the white of an egg",
"the yolk of an egg",
"bacon and eggs"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a cell that combines with a sperm to create a baby or young animal",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The male sperm **fertilizes the** female **egg**."
},
{
"text": "an egg donor"
},
{
"text": "Many women conceive through the use of a donor egg."
}
],
"synonyms": "ovum",
"topics": ["Biology"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["fertilized", "unfertilized", "donor"],
"verb + egg": ["fertilize", "produce", "release"],
"egg + noun": ["donor", "donation", "removal"],
"phrases": ["the nucleus of an egg"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "a situation in which it is difficult to tell which one of two things was the cause of the other",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "something that has some good parts and some bad ones",
"labels": "(British English)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Their investment plan shows the familiar curate's egg pattern of some bits doing well and others doing badly."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "a person who you know will behave well/badly",
"labels": "(old-fashioned, informal)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to be made to look stupid",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "They were left with egg on their faces when only ten people showed up."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to destroy something that would make you rich, successful, etc.",
"labels": "(saying)",
"examples": [],
"topics": ["Difficulty and failure"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to rely on one particular course of action for success rather than giving yourself several different possibilities",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I’ve applied for several jobs. I don’t want to put all my eggs in one basket."
}
],
"topics": ["Success"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used to say that something is definitely true",
"labels": "(old-fashioned, British English, informal)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to tell or show somebody how to do something that they can already do well, and probably better than you can",
"labels": "(British English, informal)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "you cannot achieve something important without causing a few small problems",
"labels": "(saying)",
"examples": [],
"topics": ["Success"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/eɡ/",
"audio": "eg/egg/egg__gb_3.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/eɡ/",
"audio": "eg/egg/egg__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "noun Middle English (superseding earlier ey, from Old English ǣg): from Old Norse."
}