hatch has definitions from the fields of nautical,color,biology
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[ verb ] emerge from the eggs; of birds, fish, or reptiles

Used in print

(Successful Farming, 59:12...)

Also , aids in the control of horn_flies by preventing them from hatching in the droppings .

Related terms

be_born brood

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[ verb ] devise or invent

Examples

"He thought up a plan to get rich quickly" "no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software"

Used in print

(Julia Newman, "Travel and Camera USA"...)

In Missouri ( which we are including in our general Midwest region ) you can glance into Mark_Twain 's birthplace at Hannibal , see the landmarks of his life and writings and visualize where Huck_Finn hatched his boyish mischief .

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[ verb ] sit on (eggs)

Synonyms

incubate cover brood

Examples

"Birds brood" "The female covers the eggs"

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[ noun ] (color) shading consisting of multiple crossing lines

Related terms

shading

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[ noun ] (biology) the production of young from an egg

Synonyms

hatching

Related terms

parturition

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[ verb ] draw, cut, or engrave lines, usually parallel, on metal, wood, or paper

Examples

"hatch the sheet"

Related terms

line

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[ 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

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1304
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[ noun ] (nautical) a movable barrier covering a hatchway
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