eggshell
Calcium birth capsule
Eggshell is the hard outer covering of an egg, thin and brittle.
The word extends to things sharing these qualities: eggshell paint has a slight sheen between flat and satin; an eggshell finish is delicate and easily damaged.
To walk on eggshells is to act with extreme caution to avoid upsetting someone.
As a color, eggshell is off-white with a faint yellow or cream tint.
Recently emerged young
- embryoOrganism before birth
- yolkEgg's nutrient core
- chickYoung bird, especially poultry
- nestAnimal-built shelter for young
clutch · incubation · brood · oviparous · laying · fertility · reproduction · fledgling
Liable to shatter
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- fragileEasily broken or damaged
- breakableCapable of shattering
- thinSmall in diameter
cracked · crushed · shattered · crack · fracture · vulnerable · sensitive · dainty
off-white
Pale yellowish neutral
white · buff · speckled · mottled · pale · neutral · tint · hue · pigment · brown
hatchling
Recently emerged young
nest · clutch · incubation · brood · oviparous · laying · fertility · reproduction · fledgling · ovum
brittle
Liable to shatter
thin · cracked · crushed · shattered · crack · fracture · vulnerable · sensitive · dainty · fine
rough
Uneven in surface
matte · ridged · smooth · hard · chalky · surface · gritty · finish · stippled · granular
membrane
Thin tissue sheet
- casingEnclosing cover or frame
- encasementProtective outer shell
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
cover · calcium · porous · coating · layer · protection · armor · cocoon · husk · shield
- Delicate Thingsbutterfly wing, spider web, bubble, soap bubble, tissue paper
- egg wordseggnog, eggcup
- fragile thingswine glass, drinking glass, glass bottle, glass bowl, crystal goblet
- kitchen scrapscoffee grounds, carrot tops, apple core, crumbs, crust
- shells & casingsconch, clam, oyster, mussel, scallop
- egg biologyyolk, white, albumen, chalaza, embryo
eggshellunbreakable
Impossible to damage
indestructible · resilient · strong · tough · durable
eggshellhigh-gloss
Intensely reflective sheen
gloss · glossy · shiny · semi-gloss · lacquered
- walk on eggshellsAct with excessive caution
- walking on eggshellsActing with extreme caution
- walked on eggshellsBehaved very cautiously
- tread on eggshellsExercise extreme caution around someone
- eggshell bluePale greenish-blue tint
- eggshell finishLow-sheen wall coating