Eggshell
noun
The outer covering of a bird's egg, often hard and fragile.
She carefully peeled the eggshell off the boiled egg.
Often appears as...
- crack an eggshell
- peel an eggshell
adjective
A light shade of white colored like an eggshell.
She painted the walls in an eggshell color to make the room look bigger.
Often appears as...
- eggshell color
- eggshell paint
noun
A type of paint that has a slight shine and is usually used on wooden surfaces.
She used eggshell paint to give the furniture a subtle shine.
Often appears as...
- eggshell finish
- eggshell enamel
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The outer covering of a bird's egg, often hard and fragile.
She carefully peeled the eggshell off the boiled egg.
Often appears as...
- crack an eggshell
- peel an eggshell
adjective
A light shade of white colored like an eggshell.
She painted the walls in an eggshell color to make the room look bigger.
Often appears as...
- eggshell color
- eggshell paint
noun
A type of paint that has a slight shine and is usually used on wooden surfaces.
She used eggshell paint to give the furniture a subtle shine.
Often appears as...
- eggshell finish
- eggshell enamel
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Common Idiom
The phrase 'walking on eggshells' means to be overly careful in handling a delicate situation.
I was walking on eggshells around her after our argument.
Pro Tip 2/3Literal and Figurative
'Eggshell' literally refers to the egg's outer layer, but it can also signify something extremely fragile.
His confidence was as delicate as an eggshell.
Pro Tip 3/3Collocation Caution
Collocations like 'peel an eggshell' are specific; 'peel a shell' would be incorrect.
She gently peeled the eggshell away.
Pro Tip 1/3Common Idiom
The phrase 'walking on eggshells' means to be overly careful in handling a delicate situation.
I was walking on eggshells around her after our argument.
Pro Tip 2/3Literal and Figurative
'Eggshell' literally refers to the egg's outer layer, but it can also signify something extremely fragile.
His confidence was as delicate as an eggshell.
Pro Tip 3/3Collocation Caution
Collocations like 'peel an eggshell' are specific; 'peel a shell' would be incorrect.
She gently peeled the eggshell away.
Pro Tip 1/3Common Idiom
The phrase 'walking on eggshells' means to be overly careful in handling a delicate situation.
I was walking on eggshells around her after our argument.
Pro Tip 2/3Literal and Figurative
'Eggshell' literally refers to the egg's outer layer, but it can also signify something extremely fragile.
His confidence was as delicate as an eggshell.
Pro Tip 3/3Collocation Caution
Collocations like 'peel an eggshell' are specific; 'peel a shell' would be incorrect.
She gently peeled the eggshell away.
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Earthquake Destruction PIPE...
you're living in a big beautiful city in ten seconds later it's flat every day the earth is shaken by hundreds of small earthquakes most go unnoticed they usually occur along the boundaries of the thin plates that cover the earth like an eggshell driven by the heat deep
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Earthquake Destruction PIPE...
you're living in a big beautiful city in ten seconds later it's flat every day the earth is shaken by hundreds of small earthquakes most go unnoticed they usually occur along the boundaries of the thin plates that cover the earth like an eggshell driven by the heat deep
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Tyrone Hayes + Penelope...
And I believe, many scientists believe that pesticides are an important part of that decline. In part, amphibians are good indicators and more sensitive because they don't have protection from contaminants in the water -- no eggshells, no membranes and no placenta.
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How to deconstruct...
she becomes a threat to me in my own neighborhood, which forces me and people like me to police ourselves. We quiet ourselves, we walk on eggshells, we maybe pull over to the side of the road under the brightest light we can find so that our murder
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Best Of Attenborough And...
was quite a lot younger than i thought it would be actually um and i say that i did and i say that because i checked back on all of the other eggshell dates that we've dated from madagascar from the species and the youngest date that we've ever
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Earthquakes 101 PIPE...
earth's surface is called an earthquake hundreds of little earthquakes shake the planet every day but most pass unnoticed they usually occur along the boundaries of the thin plates that cover the earth like an eggshell driven by the heat deep
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Earthquakes 101 PIPE...
planet every day but most pass unnoticed they usually occur along the boundaries of the thin plates that cover the earth like an eggshell driven by the heat deep within the Earth's core the plates grind against each other along lines called
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Dinosaurs: Just Big...
Was in this place that we found in 1993, a small eggshell like this that we figured out that it was from a dinosaur. Further years we've dug it and we found more than 100 eggs, That makes one of the biggest nests in the world.
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Dinosaur Egg Fossils PIPE...
a small eggshell like this that to figure out there was my dinosaur further years we've dug it and we found more than 100 eggs that makes one of the biggest nests in the world but more significantly they found something which
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The hidden meanings of...
An eggshell is yang, the egg inside is yin. You think you're getting it? Yang is harder, stronger, brighter, and faster, but one can turn into the other
Video examples
Earthquake Destruction PIPE...
you're living in a big beautiful city in ten seconds later it's flat every day the earth is shaken by hundreds of small earthquakes most go unnoticed they usually occur along the boundaries of the thin plates that cover the earth like an eggshell driven by the heat deep
Video examples
Earthquake Destruction PIPE...
you're living in a big beautiful city in ten seconds later it's flat every day the earth is shaken by hundreds of small earthquakes most go unnoticed they usually occur along the boundaries of the thin plates that cover the earth like an eggshell driven by the heat deep
Video examples
Tyrone Hayes + Penelope...
And I believe, many scientists believe that pesticides are an important part of that decline. In part, amphibians are good indicators and more sensitive because they don't have protection from contaminants in the water -- no eggshells, no membranes and no placenta.
Video examples
How to deconstruct...
she becomes a threat to me in my own neighborhood, which forces me and people like me to police ourselves. We quiet ourselves, we walk on eggshells, we maybe pull over to the side of the road under the brightest light we can find so that our murder
Video examples
Best Of Attenborough And...
was quite a lot younger than i thought it would be actually um and i say that i did and i say that because i checked back on all of the other eggshell dates that we've dated from madagascar from the species and the youngest date that we've ever
Video examples
Earthquakes 101 PIPE...
earth's surface is called an earthquake hundreds of little earthquakes shake the planet every day but most pass unnoticed they usually occur along the boundaries of the thin plates that cover the earth like an eggshell driven by the heat deep
Video examples
Earthquakes 101 PIPE...
planet every day but most pass unnoticed they usually occur along the boundaries of the thin plates that cover the earth like an eggshell driven by the heat deep within the Earth's core the plates grind against each other along lines called
Video examples
Dinosaurs: Just Big...
Was in this place that we found in 1993, a small eggshell like this that we figured out that it was from a dinosaur. Further years we've dug it and we found more than 100 eggs, That makes one of the biggest nests in the world.
Video examples
Dinosaur Egg Fossils PIPE...
a small eggshell like this that to figure out there was my dinosaur further years we've dug it and we found more than 100 eggs that makes one of the biggest nests in the world but more significantly they found something which
Video examples
The hidden meanings of...
An eggshell is yang, the egg inside is yin. You think you're getting it? Yang is harder, stronger, brighter, and faster, but one can turn into the other
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Judge Reinhold
American Actor
I walked on eggshells a lot. I have a bad self-esteem problem, and my father probably facilitated it. He once looked at me very seriously when I was about 15 and had whipped cream smeared all over myself. He said, 'You'd do anything for a laugh, wouldn't you?
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Buddha
Leader
Of those beings who live in ignorance, shut up and confined, as it were, in an egg, I have first broken the eggshell of ignorance and alone in the universe obtained the most exalted, universal Buddhahood.
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Eli Drake
As far as backstage, the morale has always been good. It's very relaxed backstage. No one's walking on eggshells and there's no one stabbing another in the back. It's always been really good.
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Peyton List
American Actress
I compost at home. I'm always taking old banana peels, eggshells, coffee beans, or whatever it is, and putting them in a compost bin and then using it in my backyard.
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Tony Hale
American Actor
A lot of times, you feel like you're walking on eggshells in a creative environment, because everyone's having to watch out for egos so much of the time.
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Dominique Moceanu
American Athlete
I can barely recall a single holiday when my father didn't make a scene or create some kind of chaos. We were always walking on eggshells.
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Hong Chau
American Actress
I walk on eggshells, and I care too much about what people think, and I'm afraid to ask for things.
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Harlan Coben
American Author
Hope can be the most wonderful thing in the world or it can crush your heart like an eggshell.
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Annie Murphy
Canadian Actress
I'm constantly walking on eggshells because I'm wearing a $10k outfit.
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Bill Shankly
Scottish Footballer
Denis Law could dance on eggshells.
Quote examples
Judge Reinhold
American Actor
I walked on eggshells a lot. I have a bad self-esteem problem, and my father probably facilitated it. He once looked at me very seriously when I was about 15 and had whipped cream smeared all over myself. He said, 'You'd do anything for a laugh, wouldn't you?
Quote examples
Buddha
Leader
Of those beings who live in ignorance, shut up and confined, as it were, in an egg, I have first broken the eggshell of ignorance and alone in the universe obtained the most exalted, universal Buddhahood.
Quote examples
Eli Drake
As far as backstage, the morale has always been good. It's very relaxed backstage. No one's walking on eggshells and there's no one stabbing another in the back. It's always been really good.
Quote examples
Peyton List
American Actress
I compost at home. I'm always taking old banana peels, eggshells, coffee beans, or whatever it is, and putting them in a compost bin and then using it in my backyard.
Quote examples
Tony Hale
American Actor
A lot of times, you feel like you're walking on eggshells in a creative environment, because everyone's having to watch out for egos so much of the time.
Quote examples
Dominique Moceanu
American Athlete
I can barely recall a single holiday when my father didn't make a scene or create some kind of chaos. We were always walking on eggshells.
Quote examples
Hong Chau
American Actress
I walk on eggshells, and I care too much about what people think, and I'm afraid to ask for things.
Quote examples
Harlan Coben
American Author
Hope can be the most wonderful thing in the world or it can crush your heart like an eggshell.
Quote examples
Annie Murphy
Canadian Actress
I'm constantly walking on eggshells because I'm wearing a $10k outfit.
Quote examples
Bill Shankly
Scottish Footballer
Denis Law could dance on eggshells.
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