Collocations for egg - noun
1. of birds/as food
ADJECTIVE
fresh
bad, rotten
free-range, organic
chicken, duck, hen's, quail's, etc.
unhatched
boiled, devilled/deviled, fried, hard-boiled, poached, scrambled, soft-boiled
raw
beaten
Scotch (BrE)
chocolate, Easter
bad, rotten
free-range, organic
chicken, duck, hen's, quail's, etc.
unhatched
boiled, devilled/deviled, fried, hard-boiled, poached, scrambled, soft-boiled
raw
beaten
Scotch (BrE)
chocolate, Easter
VERB + egg
lay,
produce
deposit (of insects, reptiles, etc.)
The beetles deposit their eggs in fields.
deposit (of insects, reptiles, etc.)
The beetles deposit their eggs in fields.
hatch
incubate
emerge from, hatch from
guard, protect
The males stay and guard the eggs.
incubate
emerge from, hatch from
guard, protect
The males stay and guard the eggs.
bury
Many reptiles bury their eggs.
Many reptiles bury their eggs.
collect
boil, cook, fry, poach, scramble
break, crack
Crack two eggs into the mixture.
boil, cook, fry, poach, scramble
break, crack
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
Brush the pastry with a little beaten egg.
brush sth with
Brush the pastry with a little beaten egg.
egg + NOUN
shell
(usually eggshell)
white, yolk
box (BrE), carton (AmE)
laying, production
cup
mayonnaise, noodles, pasta, roll (= a type of Chinese food consisting of a thin tube of pastry filled with vegetables and/or meat and fried), salad, sandwich
wash
Brush the dough with egg wash.
white, yolk
box (BrE), carton (AmE)
laying, production
cup
mayonnaise, noodles, pasta, roll (= a type of Chinese food consisting of a thin tube of pastry filled with vegetables and/or meat and fried), salad, sandwich
wash
Brush the dough with egg wash.
timer
beater (esp. AmE) (whisk in BrE)
hunt
We're just decorating eggs for the egg hunt.
beater (esp. AmE) (whisk in BrE)
hunt
We're just decorating eggs for the egg hunt.
PHRASES
the white of an egg,
the yolk of an egg
bacon and eggs, ham and eggs
a breakfast of bacon and eggs
bacon and eggs, ham and eggs
a breakfast of bacon and eggs
2. cell from which a new young creature is formed
ADJECTIVE
fertilized
unfertilized
donor
Many women conceive through the use of a donor egg.
unfertilized
donor
Many women conceive through the use of a donor egg.