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| 1. | [ verb ] emerge from the eggs; of birds, fish, or reptiles | |
| Related terms: | be_born brood | |
| 2. | [ verb ] devise or invent | |
| Synonyms: | think_of dream_up think_up concoct | |
| Examples: | "He thought up a plan to get rich quickly" "no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software" |
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| Related terms: | create_by_mental_act fabricate idealize concoction | |
| 3. | [ verb ] sit on (eggs) | |
| Synonyms: | incubate cover brood | |
| Examples: | "Birds brood" "The female covers the eggs" |
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| Related terms: | reproduce breed brooding incubator sit_down | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (color) shading consisting of multiple crossing lines | |
| Synonyms: | crosshatch hachure hatching | |
| Related terms: | shading | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (biology) the production of young from an egg | |
| Synonyms: | hatching | |
| Related terms: | parturition | |
| 6. | [ verb ] draw, cut, or engrave lines, usually parallel, on metal, wood, or paper | |
| Examples: | "hatch the sheet" |
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| Related terms: | line | |
| 7. | [ verb ] inlay with narrow strips or lines of a different substance such as gold or silver, for the purpose of decorating | |
| Related terms: | inlay handicraft | |
| 8. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1304 | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (nautical) a movable barrier covering a hatchway | |
| Related terms: | movable_barrier cargo_hatch hatchway | |
| Similar spelling: |
hatchway |
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