2. n. the beginning or start of something (compare the uses of English terms kernel and seed)
3. n. a beginner or rookie at something
4. n.Usage: This term in Japanese is nearly as broad in use as (cog, en, egg), indicating an egg as laid by various oviparous organisms, and an egg as used in cooking. For the more specific biologic
5. n. A mottled appearance of light and shade in wood, especially in mahogany.
egg
1. 名詞. 卵。玉子。
2. 名詞. 卵子。
3. 動詞. 料理で卵を和える。
4. 動詞. 腐った卵を投げつける。
5. 動詞. 扇動する。
egg
1. n. (zoology) An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, reptiles, insects and other animals, housing the embryo during its development.
2. n. The egg of a domestic fowl (especially a hen) or its contents, used as food.
I also determine the minimal amount of egg required to make good mayonnaise.
We made a big omelette with three eggs.
The farmer offered me some fresh eggs, but I told him I was allergic to egg.
3. n. (biology) The female primary cell, the ovum.
4. n. Anything shaped like an egg, such as an Easter egg or a chocolate egg.
5. n. A swelling on one's head, usually large or noticeable, associated with an injury.
6. n. (slang) A Caucasian who behaves as if they were (East) Asian (from being "white" outside and "yellow" inside).
7. n. (NZ, pejorative) A foolish or obnoxious person.
Shut up, you egg!
8. n. (informal) A person, fellow.
good egg
bad egg
tough egg
9. n. (LGBT) A person who has not yet realized they are transgender, or who is in the early stages of transitioning.
10. v. To throw eggs at.
11. v. To dip in or coat with beaten egg (cooking).
12. v. To distort a circular cross-section (as in a tube) to an elliptical or oval shape, either inadvertently or intentionally.
After I cut the tubing, I found that I had slightly egged it in the vise.
13. v. (transitive, obsolete except in egg on) To encourage, incite.
ovum
1. 名詞. 卵子。
ovum
1. n. (cytology) The female gamete in animals; the egg cell.