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Ei — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ball noun A round or roughly spherical object, especially one used in sports and games.
  • egg noun An oval or round body laid by birds, reptiles, and many other animals, usually containing a developing embryo.
  • nut noun A hard-shelled seed or dry fruit, often edible.

Senses

Ei is used for these senses in English:

  • ball (in the plural) Courage.
  • nut (vulgar, slang, chiefly plural) A testicle, often used in the plural form.
  • oocyte (cytology) A cell that develops into an egg or ovum; a female gametocyte.

ball — full definition

  1. noun A round or roughly spherical object, especially one used in sports and games.
  2. noun A large, formal social gathering for dancing.
  3. verb To form or roll something into a round shape.

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").

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