ou — meaning in English

English meaning

• egg noun An oval or round body laid by birds, reptiles, and many other animals, usually containing a developing embryo.
• eggshell noun The thin, hard outer covering of an egg.
• nut noun A hard-shelled seed or dry fruit, often edible.

Senses

ou is used for these senses in English:

• eggshell The shell around an egg.
• eggshell A pale off-white colour, like that of the eggshell of many chickens.
• nut (vulgar, slang, chiefly plural) A testicle, often used in the plural form.

egg — full definition

1. noun An oval or round body laid by birds, reptiles, and many other animals, usually containing a developing embryo.
2. noun The edible egg of a domestic bird, especially a chicken, used as food.
3. noun The female reproductive cell of an animal, from which offspring develop when fertilized.
4. verb To urge or encourage someone, usually into doing something reckless (used with "on").

eggshell — full definition

1. noun The thin, hard outer covering of an egg.
2. adj Pale off-white in color, like the shell of a hen's egg.
3. adj Very thin, delicate, and easily broken, like an eggshell.
4. adj Describing a paint finish with a slight, low sheen — more matte than satin but not fully flat.

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