oval — 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.
• oval noun A rounded, elongated shape like an egg or a flattened circle.

Senses

oval is used for these senses in English:

• egg (countable) A thing which looks like or is shaped like an egg (sense 1.1).
• oval Having the shape of an oval.
• oval An elongated round shape resembling an egg or ellipse.

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").

oval — full definition

1. noun A rounded, elongated shape like an egg or a flattened circle.
2. noun A sports ground or arena built in this shape.
3. adj Shaped like an oval.

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