æg — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cutting edge adjective So new and advanced that nothing else has gone further; at the front of what is currently possible in a field. Usually written with a hyphen before a noun.
- egg noun An oval or round body laid by birds, reptiles, and many other animals, usually containing a developing embryo.
- ovum noun The female gamete in animals; the egg cell.
Senses
æg is used for these senses in English:
- cutting edge The sharp edge of the blade of a knife or other cutting tool.
- egg (countable) A thing which looks like or is shaped like an egg (sense 1.1).
- ovum (cytology) The female gamete in animals; the egg cell.
cutting edge — full definition
- adjective So new and advanced that nothing else has gone further; at the front of what is currently possible in a field. Usually written with a hyphen before a noun.
- noun The most advanced position in the development of something, where new work is being done first.
- noun The sharpened edge of a blade or tool, the part that does the cutting.
egg — full definition
- noun An oval or round body laid by birds, reptiles, and many other animals, usually containing a developing embryo.
- noun The edible egg of a domestic bird, especially a chicken, used as food.
- noun The female reproductive cell of an animal, from which offspring develop when fertilized.
- verb To urge or encourage someone, usually into doing something reckless (used with "on").