Word

egg, n.
(eggs)
freq. cnt. 20

animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
<noun.animal> freq. cnt.: 19 freq. cnt.: 19

egg

semantic pointers

hypernym

ovum, egg cell

part meronym

chalaza yolk, vitellus

hyponym

nit spawn roe silkworm seed roe

oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
<noun.food> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 1

egg eggs

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

egg egg

semantic pointers

hypernym

foodstuff, food product

part meronym

egg white, white, albumen, ovalbumin egg yolk, yolk shell, eggshell

substance meronym

protein

one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
<noun.body> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

ball ballock bollock egg nut orchis testicle testis

sample sentences

"she kicked him in the balls and got away"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

testicular

semantic pointers

part meronym

testicular artery, internal spermatic artery, arteria testicularis testicular vein, vena testicularis seminiferous tubule epididymis rete testis vas deferens, ductus deferens spermatic cord

part holonym

male reproductive system male genitalia, male genitals, male genital organ, family jewels

hypernym

gonad, sex gland male reproductive gland

hyponym

cobblers undescended testis, undescended testicle