HyperDic: eggshell

English > 1 sense of the word *eggshell*:
NOUN	object	eggshell, shell	the exterior covering of a bird's egg

eggshell > pronunciation
Sounds	eh'gsheh.l
Rhymes	Aix-la-Chapelle ... zinfandel / Zinfandel: 95 rhymes with ehl...

English > *eggshell*: 1 sense > noun 1, object
Meaning	The exterior covering of a bird's egg.
Synonym	shell
Part of	egg, eggs	oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
Broader	covering, natural covering, cover	A natural object that covers or envelops
Spanish	cáscara de huevo, cáscara, cascarón
Catalan	closca d'ou