Phrase Hound found 289 phrases and 117 compound words that contain egg. The most common are listed below. Open egg in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 289
- egg whiteThe clear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk, being mostly the protein albumin and water, which turns stiff and white when beaten or cooked.
- Easter eggA dyed or decorated egg, traditionally associated with Easter and, in the Western European tradition, sometimes hidden for children to find.
- egg whitesplural of egg white: The clear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk, being mostly the protein albumin and water, which turns stiff and white when beaten or cooked.
- chicken and eggA situation or case in which it is difficult to distinguish cause and effect, having a circular character.
- egg yolksplural of egg yolk: The central part of a chicken’s (or other bird’s) egg, yellow when fresh.
- century eggA Chinese delicacy made by preserving a duck, chicken or quail egg in a mixture of clay, ash, salt, quicklime and rice hulls for several weeks to several months, depending on the method of processing.
- fried eggAn egg that has been shallow-fried on one or both sides without being beaten or stirred.
- egg-shapedHaving the shape of an egg.
- boiled eggAn egg which has been cooked in the shell in boiling water. It can be hard-boiled or soft-boiled.
- egg rollChinese-American variant of the spring roll (春卷); food made made by wrapping a combination of chopped vegetables, possibly meat, and sometimes noodles, in a sheet of dough, dipping the dough in egg or an egg wash, then deep frying it.
- scrambled eggA dish made by beating and cooking eggs, sometimes mixed with milk, and typically stirred while cooking.
- egg yolkThe central part of a chicken’s (or other bird’s) egg, yellow when fresh.
- nest eggA natural or artificial egg placed in a bird's nest, to encourage the bird to lay its own eggs there.
- egg-crateTo put into egg crates.
- bad eggSomeone whose behaviour is reprehensible or irresponsible; a rogue.
- egg of ColumbusA brilliant idea or discovery that seems simple after the fact.
- egg toothA small, sharp, cranial protuberance used by offspring to break or tear through the egg's surface during hatching.
- poached eggAn egg that has been cooked by gently breaking it into simmering or very hot water.
- egg in a holeAn egg fried in a hole in a slice of bread.
- goose eggZero; nothing.
- egg timerA small version of an hourglass used to time the boiling of an egg.
- tea eggAn Asian snack consisting of a boiled egg that is cracked and then boiled again in tea.
- egg in a basketSynonym of egg in a hole: An egg fried in a hole in a slice of bread.
- love eggA small, vibrating, egg-shaped sex toy designed for vaginal or anal stimulation.
- Egg HarborA township in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States.
Compound words 117
- eggplantThe plant Solanum melongena or its edible fruit; an aubergine.
- eggnogA beverage based on milk, eggs, sugar, and nutmeg; often made alcoholic with rum, brandy, or whisky; popular at Christmas.
- eggshellThe shell around an egg.
- eggheadA bald person, especially a man.
- eggmanA man who delivers eggs.
- eggbeaterA kitchen utensil that uses rotating blades to beat eggs.
- eggcupA small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten.
- eggcrateAlternative form of egg crate: To put into egg crates.
- overeggChiefly in over-egg the pudding: to spoil (something) by exaggerating it, or an aspect of it; to overdo.
- handeggAny of the sports that are called football but are played mainly with the hands and with a prolate spheroid ball; that is, American football and (less often) Canadian, Australian and rugby football (including league and union varieties).