egg

«egg» in Mova's school dictionary: the round or oval thing a hen lays, which people eat — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (egg, eggs)

meaning for a pupil

1) An egg is the round or oval thing a hen lays, which people eat. tree →

2) An egg is what birds, fish, frogs, insects and reptiles lay; their babies grow inside. tree →

3) An egg is also a chocolate egg at Easter. tree →

sense in the lessons

a thing packed in boxes and counted; eggs often come by the dozen (× 12) or in boxes of 6; in science, many animals hatch from eggs; phrases: «a dozen eggs», «lay an egg», «boiled egg», «egg box», «hatch from an egg»

examples

• 26 eggs are packed in boxes of 6. tree →
• Mum buys 3 dozen eggs. tree →
• Mia had 12 eggs and broke 2. tree →
• The hen laid an egg this morning. tree →
• Frogs lay hundreds of eggs in ponds. tree →
• I like a boiled egg for breakfast. tree →
• The chicks hatched from their eggs. tree →
• Crack two eggs into the bowl. tree →
• "A cock can lay an egg! tree →

note

Countable: an egg, eggs («an» before the vowel sound). Counted like any thing; carries no operation clue. Eggs often come by the dozen: × 12. Safety: wash your hands after touching raw eggs.

In the corpora

• Twins are two babies from one pregnancy; identical twins come from one egg that split, so they look alike.
• Some sharks and rays lay eggs in leathery cases called mermaid's purses, while other sharks give birth to live pups.
• Crocodiles lay eggs in nests; the mother guards them and carries the hatchlings to water in her mouth.
• Alligators bellow so deeply that the water on their backs dances, and babies call from inside their eggs when ready to hatch.
• Many female sea turtles come back to lay eggs on the beach where they hatched; scientists think they remember its magnetic signature.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «egg» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.