eggshell Definition
egg·shell (eg′s̸hel′)
noun
the hard, brittle outer covering of an egg of a reptile, bird, or monotreme
adjective
- fragile and thin, like eggshell
- yellowish-white
eggshell Usage Examples
Converse of object
- base: I want a VOC free alternative to a traditional oil based eggshell.
- eat: There is a suggestion that eating the eggshell can help the female to replace some calcium.
- cause: And calcium deficiency is known to cause thin eggshells ( 5 ).
- crush: Crush 4 fresh eggshells up finely and add to liquid.
- bake: Crushed charcoal and baked eggshells ( that have been crushed also prove to be very popular.
- put: An effective way to do this is to put empty eggshells ( from hen eggs used to make omelets ) in the cage.
Adjective modifier
- crushed: A mild abrasive such as rice or crushed eggshells can be used inside containers.
- broken: Which parts of Broken Eggshells would you attribute to your own experiences?
- empty: An effective way to do this is to put empty eggshells ( from hen eggs used to make omelets ) in the cage.
- thin: And calcium deficiency is known to cause thin eggshells ( 5 ).
- white: For now stick with white eggshell or satinwood windowsills, door frames, doors and skirting boards.
Modifies a noun
- paint: Can be applied over water based eggshell paints, vinyl silk emulsion, matt emulsion & Annie Sloan's Traditional Paint.
- finish: Gloss and traditional eggshell finishes, in addition, will require wet rubbing down to provide a key for the new paint.
- blue: The interior is enameled in a dark eggshell blue.
- ivory: Ameba Long Dish by Scabetti The Ameba Long Dish is cast in earthenware and glazed in eggshell ivory and charcoal.
- fragment: They could hardly take a step without crushing eggshell fragments.
- color: The side panels, doors and rear seats have been tied together through a light eggshell color.
Browse dictionary entries near eggshell
- ‹ eggs Benedict
- ‹ eggplant
- ‹ eggnog
- ‹ Eggleston
- ‹ egghead
- ‹ eggbeater
- ‹ egg tooth
- ‹ egg-shaped
- ‹ egg roll
- ‹ egg on
- eggshell skull ›
- eggy ›
- egis ›
- eglantine ›
- Egmont ›
- ego ›
- ego ideal ›
- ego psychology ›
- ego trip ›
- egocentric ›

