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Egg

Sense 1: Noun (Food)

A hard-shelled reproductive body produced by a bird, typically hatched by incubation or used as food.

Sample Sentence:

I cooked two eggs for breakfast this morning.

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Sense 2: Verb (Action)

To throw or pelt eggs at someone or something as a form of protest or practical joke.

Sample Sentence:

The angry crowd egged the politician's car in protest.

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Sense 3: Noun (Science)

The female reproductive cell or gamete of animals that can develop into a new individual when fertilized.

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Fertilization occurs when the sperm penetrates the egg.

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