Egg vs Toe - What's the difference?
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(zoology, countable) An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, snakes, insects and other animals, housing the embryo during its development.
(countable) The egg of a domestic fowl as an item of food.
(uncountable) The contents of one or more (hen's usually) eggs as a culinary ingredient, etc.
(biology, countable) The female primary cell, the ovum.
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A swelling on one's head, usually large or noticeable, associated with an injury.
(mildly, pejorative, slang, ethnic slur), (potentially offensive) A person of Caucasian (Western) ancestry, who has a strong desire to learn about and immerse him- or herself in East Asian culture, and/or such a person who is perceived as behaving as if he or she were Asian (from the "white" outside and "yellow" inside).
(NZ, pejorative) A foolish or obnoxious person.
In terms such as good egg'', ''bad egg'', ''tough egg etc., a person, fellow.
To throw eggs at.
To dip in or coat with beaten egg (cooking).
To distort a circular cross-section (as in a tube) to an elliptical or oval shape, either inadvertently or intentionally.
Each of the five digits on the end of the foot.
An equivalent part in an animal.
That part of a shoe or sock covering the toe.
Something resembling a toe, especially at the bottom or extreme end of something.
(dance) An advanced form of ballet primarily for the females, dancing ballet primarily using a Pointe shoe.
An alignment of the wheels of a road vehicle with positive toe' (or '''toe''' in) signifying that the wheels are closer together at the front than at the back and negative '''toe''' (or ' toe out) the opposite.
(engineering) The journal, or pivot, at the lower end of a revolving shaft or spindle, which rests in a step.
(engineering) A lateral projection at one end, or between the ends, of a piece, such as a rod or bolt, by means of which it is moved.
(engineering) A projection from the periphery of a revolving piece, acting as a cam to lift another piece.
(carpentry) the long side of an angled cut
To furnish with a toe.
To touch, tap or kick with the toes.
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To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to.
(construction) To fasten (a piece) by driving a fastener at a near-45-degree angle through the side (of the piece) into the piece to which it is to be fastened.
(golf) To mishit a golf ball with the toe of the club.
As a noun egg
is (zoology|countable) an approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, snakes, insects and other animals, housing the embryo during its development.As a verb egg
is to throw eggs at or egg can be to encourage, incite.As a pronoun toe is
.egg
English
(wikipedia egg)Etymology 1
From (etyl) egge, from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)Katrina G. Claw
Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm, volume=101, issue=3, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Many genes with reproductive roles also have antibacterial and immune functions, which indicate that the threat of microbial attack on the sperm or egg may be a major influence on rapid evolution during reproduction.}}
Verb
(en verb)- After I cut the tubing, I found that I had slightly egged it in the vise.
Derived terms
* * * * * * * * * * * egg-nog, eggnog * egg-shell, eggshell * * * * * * * * * * * * * scrambled egg, scrambled eggs *See also
* caviar * roeEtymology 2
From (etyl) .Derived terms
* 1000 English basic words ----toe
English
Noun
(en noun)- (golf) the extreme end of the head of a club.
- (cricket) the tip of the bat farthest from the handle
- (kayaking) the bow; the front of the kayak.
- (geology) a bulbous protrusion at the front of a lava flow
Synonyms
* (an equivalent part in an animal) hoofAntonyms
* (each of the five digits on the end of the foot) heel * (front of the kayak) tail * (angled cut in carpentry) heelHyponyms
* (each of the five digits on the end of the foot) *: hallux, big toe, great toe *: second toe, long toe *: third toe, middle toe *: fourth toe, ring toe *: fifth toe, little toe, pinky toe, baby toeHolonyms
* (each of the five digits on the end of the foot) footMeronyms
* (each of the five digits on the end of the foot) nailDerived terms
* heel-and-toe * toeside * toeboard * toeclip * toe jump * toenail * toe ring * toe stopCoordinate terms
* (each of the five digits on the end of the foot) fingerVerb
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- to toe the mark
- The framers toed the irregular pieces into the sill.