duck egg

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A duck egg is an egg laid by a duck, larger and richer than a chicken egg, prized in baking and Asian cuisines.

In British slang, a duck egg is a score of zero, from the egg's resemblance to the numeral—shortened to duck in cricket: He was out for a duck.

food

salted

Treated with sodium chloride

centuryHundred-year span
preservedKept from deterioration
balutIncubated egg eaten whole

custard · yolk · albumen · omelette · quiche · poached · scrambled · fried · hard-boiled · soft-boiled

shell

blue

Primary color; also sad

speckledDotted with small marks
paleLacking color intensity
greenishSomewhat verdant-hued

white · smooth · porous · membrane · calcium · fragile · translucent · thick · protective · incubation

score

cricket

Chirping legged insect

noughtBritish term for zero
nilNothing whatsoever
zeroNumerical absence of quantity

innings · batting · wicket · tally · whitewash · shutout · blank · maiden · century · dismissal

oval

ellipse

Conic section curve

ovoidResembling an egg's form
oblongElongated in one direction
roundedHaving no sharp angles

curvature · symmetry · shape · plump · smooth · larger · elongated

Categories

eggsyolk, hard-boiled, albumen, scrambled, omelet
teal shadesteal, cyan, aqua, aquamarine, turquoise
hatchlingshatchling, chick, gosling, cygnet, eaglet
poultrychicken, hen, turkey, goose, rooster

Opposites

poultry source

duck eggchicken egg

Poultry reproductive cell

quail egg · goose egg · turkey egg · ostrich egg

scoring magnitude

duck eggcentury

Hundred-year span

hundred · ton · fifty · half-century · high score

test/exam scoring (informal)

duck eggperfect score

Maximum possible result

full marks · hundred percent · ace · top marks · passing grade

Family

egg, duck, eggs, ducks, duckling, duck eggs

Familiarity: Top 200,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G