eggs (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *eggs*:
NOUN	food	eggs, egg	oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food

eggs > pronunciation
Sounds	eh'gz
Rhymes	dregs ... longlegs: 4 rhymes with ehgz...

English > *eggs*: 1 sense > noun 1, food
Meaning	oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food.
Synonym	egg
Parts	egg white, white, albumen, ovalbumin	The white part of an egg
	egg yolk, yolk	The yellow spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the albumen
	shell, eggshell	The exterior covering of a bird's egg
Broader	foodstuff, food product	A substance that can be used or prepared for use as food
Substances	protein	Any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells
Spanish	huevo
Catalan	ou

HyperDic: eggs