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SCRAMBLED EGGS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does scrambled eggs mean?
• SCRAMBLED EGGS (noun)
The noun SCRAMBLED EGGS has 1 sense:
1. eggs beaten and cooked to a soft firm consistency while stirring
Familiarity information: SCRAMBLED EGGS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Eggs beaten and cooked to a soft firm consistency while stirring
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("scrambled eggs" is a kind of...):
dish (a particular item of prepared food)
Context examples
I fear that the scrambled eggs are cold.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The woman now called to them that supper was ready, so they gathered around the table and Dorothy ate some delicious porridge and a dish of scrambled eggs and a plate of nice white bread, and enjoyed her meal.
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
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