Collocations for egg - noun
1. of birds/as food
ADJ.
fresh | addled, bad, rotten | free-range, organic | chicken, duck, hen''s, quail''s, etc. | chocolate, Easter | boiled, fried, hard-boiled, poached, scrambled, soft-boiled | Scotch
QUANT.
clutch
She lays a clutch of four eggs on average.
She lays a clutch of four eggs on average.
box
VERB + EGG
lay, produce | hatch | incubate | emerge from, hatch from | boil, cook, fry, poach, scramble | break, crack
Crack two eggs into the mixture.
Crack two eggs into the mixture.
separate
Separate the eggs, putting the whites to one side.
Separate the eggs, putting the whites to one side.
beat, whisk | brush sth with, glaze sth with
Brush the pastry with a little beaten egg.
Brush the pastry with a little beaten egg.
EGG + VERB
hatch | break, crack
EGG + NOUN
shell (also ‘eggshell’) | white, yolk | box | mayonnaise, noodles, pasta, sandwich
PHRASES
the white/yolk of an egg
2. cell from which a new young creature is formed
ADJ.
fertilized | unfertilized
VERB + EGG
fertilize
Only one sperm fertilizes an egg.
Only one sperm fertilizes an egg.
EGG + NOUN
donor
PHRASES
the nucleus of an egg