EGG Synonyms
There are 26 hypernyms of the word egg. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for EGG
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gamete | nounn | |||||||
noun • a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes | ||||||||
orb | nounn | |||||||
noun • the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye • an object with a spherical shape verb • move in an orbit | ||||||||
oval | nounn | |||||||
noun • a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it adjective satellite • rounded like an egg | ||||||||
ovoid | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • an egg-shaped object adjective satellite • rounded like an egg | ||||||||
spawn | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs verb • call forth • lay spawn | ||||||||
sphere | nounn | |||||||
noun • a particular environment or walk of life • any spherically shaped artifact • the geographical area in which one nation is very influential • a particular aspect of life or activity • a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses) • a three-dimensional closed surface such that every point on the surface is equidistant from the center • the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected | ||||||||
spheroid | nounn | |||||||
noun • a shape that is generated by rotating an ellipse around one of its axes | ||||||||
spherule | nounn | |||||||
noun • a small sphere | ||||||||
ball | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games • United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989) • a solid projectile that is shot by a musket • an object with a spherical shape • one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens • a spherical object used as a plaything • a compact mass • a lavish dance requiring formal attire • a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass • a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs • a pitch that is not in the strike zone verb • form into a ball by winding or rolling • to live very well | ||||||||
ballock | nounn | |||||||
noun • one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens | ||||||||
eggs | nounn | |||||||
noun • oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food | ||||||||
nut | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • Egyptian goddess of the sky • usually large hard-shelled seed • a small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt • half the width of an em • a whimsically eccentric person • someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction • one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens verb • gather nuts | ||||||||
orchis | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of various deciduous terrestrial orchids having fleshy tubers and flowers in erect terminal racemes • one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens |