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  • 21egg — Ⅰ. egg [1] ► NOUN 1) an oval or round object laid by a female bird, reptile, fish, or invertebrate and containing an ovum which if fertilized can develop into a new organism. 2) an infertile egg of the domestic hen, used for food. 3) Biology the… …

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  • 22good, well — Good is an adjective: to see a good play ; to have a good time. Well is both an adjective and an adverb, but with different meanings; as an adjective, in good health, and as an adverb, ably : Since my illness, I have felt well. The cast performed …

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  • 23good scout — US informal + somewhat old fashioned : a person who is friendly, kind, helpful, etc. He s a good scout. [=good egg] • • • Main Entry: ↑scout …

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  • 24good scout — See: GOOD EGG …

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  • 25good scout — See: GOOD EGG …

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  • 26good\ scout — See: good egg …

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  • 27egg — I n. 1) to hatch; incubate; lay eggs 2) to beat (AE), whisk (BE); boil; fry; poach an egg 3) to candle eggs 4) an addled, bad, rotten egg; boiled; devilled; fried; hard boiled; poached; raw; Scotch (BE); scrambled; soft boiled eggs 5) (misc.) a… …

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  • 28egg — egg1 eggless, adj. eggy, adj. /eg/, n. 1. the roundish reproductive body produced by the female of certain animals, as birds and most reptiles, consisting of an ovum and its envelope of albumen, jelly, membranes, egg case, or shell, according to… …

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  • 29egg — egg1 W2S1 [eg] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(bird)¦ 2¦(food)¦ 3¦(egg shape)¦ 4¦(animals/people)¦ 5 (have) egg on your face 6 put all your eggs in one basket 7 lay an egg 8 good egg ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old Nors] …

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  • 30egg — egg1 [ eg ] noun *** 1. ) count the round object with a shell that a female bird produces and a baby bird develops in. The mother bird lays an egg, and later the egg hatches and the baby bird comes out: a hen s/pigeon s/sparrow s egg an ostrich… …

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