dropped egg

noun

A poached egg.

Meanings

noundropped egg (plural dropped eggs)

plural dropped eggs

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dropped, egg.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounegg cooked in gently boiling water

Broader
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

dropped egg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dropped%20egg

MLA

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Chicago

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