Eg -abbr
- Egypt; Egyptian
egad [i-'gad] -interj
- used as a mild oath
egal ['ē-gəl] -adj
- equal
egal·i·tar·i·an [i-,ga-lə-'ter-ē-ən] -adj, n
- asserting, promoting, or marked by egalitarianism
egal·i·tar·i·an·ism [-ē-ə-,ni-zəm] -n
- a belief in human equality esp. with respect to social, political, and economic affairs
- a social philosophy advocating the removal of inequalities among people
ega·li·te [ā-gä-lē-tā] -n
- social or political equality
Ege·ria [i-'jir-ē-ə] -n
- a woman who is an adviser or a companion
eges·ta [i-'jes-tə] -n pl
- egested material
eges·tion [i-'jes(h)-chən] -n, vt, adj
- the act or process of discharging undigested or waste material from a cell or organism
- defecation
EGF -abbr
- epidermal growth factor
egg ['eg, 'āg] -vt
- to incite to action usu. used with on
- the hard-shelled reproductive body produced by a bird and esp. by the common domestic chicken
- its contents used as food
- an animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum together with its nutritive and protective envelopes and having the capacity to develop into a new individual capable of independent existence
- ovum
- something resembling an egg
- person, sort
- to cover with egg
- to pelt with eggs
egg and dart -n
- a carved ornamental design in relief consisting of an egg-shaped figure alternating with a figure somewhat like an elongated javelin or arrowhead
egg·beat·er ['eg-,bē-tər, 'āg-] -n
- a hand-operated kitchen utensil used for beating, stirring, or whipping
- a rotary device for these purposes
- helicopter
egg case -n
- a protective case enclosing eggs : ootheca called also egg capsule
egg cell -n
- ovum
egg cream -n
- a sweetened drink made with milk or cream and other ingredients
- a drink consisting of milk, a flavoring syrup, and soda water
egg·cup ['eg-,kəp, 'āg-] -n
- a cup for holding an egg that is to be eaten from the shell
egg foo yong [-'fü-'yəŋ] -n
- a fried egg patty containing vegetables (as bean sprouts) and sometimes meat
egg·head [-,hed] -n
- intellectual, highbrow
egg·head·ed [-'he-dəd] -adj, n
- having the characteristics of an egghead
egg·nog [-,näg] -n
- a drink consisting of eggs beaten with sugar, milk or cream, and often alcoholic liquor
egg·plant [-,plant] -n
- a widely cultivated perennial Asian herb ( Solanum melongena) of the nightshade family yielding edible fruit
- the usu. smooth ovoid typically blackish-purple or white fruit of the eggplant
- a dark grayish or blackish purple
egg roll -n
- a thin egg-dough casing filled with minced vegetables and often bits of meat (as shrimp or chicken) and usu. deep-fried
eggs Ben·e·dict [-'be-nə-,dikt] -n pl but sing or pl in constr
- poached eggs and broiled ham placed on toasted halves of English muffin and covered with hollandaise
egg·shell ['eg-,shel, 'āg-] -n
- the hard exterior covering of an egg
- something resembling an eggshell esp. in fragility
eggshell -adj
- thin and fragile
- slightly glossy
- yellowish white
egg timer -n
- a small sandglass for timing the boiling of eggs
egg tooth -n
- a hard sharp prominence on the beak of an unhatched bird or the nose of an unhatched reptile that is used to break through the eggshell
egis ['ē-jəs also 'ā-] -n
(variant of aegis)
- a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena
- protection
- under the aegis of the Constitution
- controlling or conditioning influence
- many American mothers, under the aegis of benevolent permissiveness...actually neglect their children -- Time
- auspices, sponsorship
- under the aegis of the museum
- control or guidance esp. by an individual, group, or system
eg·lan·tine ['e-glən-,tīn, -,tēn] -n
- sweetbriar
eglo·mi·se [,ā-glə-(,)mē-'zā, ,e-; 'ā-glə-(,)mē-,, 'e-] -adj
- made of glass on the back of which is a painted picture that shows through
ego ['ē-(,)gō also 'e-] -n, adj
- the self esp. as contrasted with another self or the world
- egotism
- self-esteem
- the one of the three divisions of the psyche in psychoanalytic theory that serves as the organized conscious mediator between the person and reality esp. by functioning both in the perception of and adaptation to reality
ego·cen·tric [,ē-gō-'sen-trik also ,e-] -adj, n, adv
- concerned with the individual rather than society
- taking the ego as the starting point in philosophy
- limited in outlook or concern to one's own activities or needs
- self-centered, selfish
ego ideal -n
- the standards, ideals, and ambitions that according to psychoanalytic theory are assimilated from the superego
ego·ism ['ē-gə-,wi-zəm, -gō-,i- also 'e-] -n
- a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action
- a doctrine that individual self-interest is the valid end of all actions
- excessive concern for oneself with or without exaggerated feelings of self-importance
ego·ist [-gə-wist, -gō-īst] -n, adj, adv
- a believer in egoism
- an egocentric or egotistic person
egoistic hedonism -n
- the ethical theory that achieving one's own happiness is the proper goal of all conduct
ego·ma·nia [,ē-gō-'mā-nē-ə, -nyə] -n, adj, adv
- the quality or state of being extremely egocentric
ego·tism ['ē-gə-,ti-zəm also 'e-] -n, adj, adv
- excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun
- the practice of talking about oneself too much
- an exaggerated sense of self-importance : conceit
ego trip -n, vi
- an act or course of action that enhances and satisfies one's ego
egre·gious [i-'grē-jəs] -adj, adv, n
- distinguished
- conspicuous
- conspicuously bad : flagrant
egress ['ē-,gres] -n
- the action or right of going or coming out
- a place or means of going out : exit
- to go or come out
egres·sion [ē-'gre-shən] -n
- egress, emergence
egret ['ē-grət, -,gret also i-'gret, 'eg-rət] -n
- any of various herons that bear long plumes during the breeding season
Egyp·tian [i-'jip-shən] -adj
- of, relating to, or characteristic of Egypt or the Egyptians
Egyptian -n
- a native or inhabitant of Egypt
- the Afro-Asiatic language of the ancient Egyptians from earliest times to about the third century a.d.
- a typeface having little contrast between thick and thin strokes and squared serifs
Egyptian alfalfa weevil -n
- an Old World weevil ( Hypera brunneipennis) that is now a pest of alfalfa in western No. America
Egyptian clover -n
- berseem
Egyptian cotton -n
- a fine long-staple often somewhat brownish cotton grown chiefly in Egypt
Egyp·tol·o·gy [,ē-(,)jip-'tä-lə-jē] -n, adj
- the study of Egyptian antiquities