e.g.


Definition: Meaning of, e.g. in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / iːˈdʒiː /

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e.g. used in phrases

  • bacon and eggs (noun)
    1. european forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America
    2. fried or scrambled eggs served with bacon
  • bleeding-edge (adjective)
    1. informal using the latest technology, likely to be unproven and with unforseen problems
  • butter-and-eggs (noun)
    1. common European perennial having showy yellow and orange flowers; a naturalized weed in North America
  • cock's eggs (noun)
    1. weedy vine of Argentina having solitary white flowers followed by egg-shaped white or yellow fruit
  • cutting edge (noun)
    1. the cutting edge (of something) the newest and most exciting stage in the development of something
    2. [singular] an advantage over other people or things
  • cutting-edge (adjective)
    1. in accord with the most fashionable ideas or style
  • deckle edge (noun)
    1. rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper
  • edge (noun)
    1. outside part [countable] the part of an object that is furthest from its centre
    2. blade [countable] the thin sharp part of a blade or tool that cuts
    edge (verb)
    1. move [intransitive,transitive always + adverb/preposition] to move gradually with several small movements, or to make something do this
    2. put at edge [transitive usually passive] to put something on the edge or border of something
  • edge city (noun)
    1. an area at the edge of a large city that has its own businesses, shops, offices etc, so that many of the people who used to live there while working in the large city now both live and work in the edge city
  • edge in (verb)
    1. a space push one's way into
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