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- DictionarySpawn/spôn/
verb
- 1. (of a fish, frog, mollusk, crustacean, etc.) release or deposit eggs: "the fish spawn among fine-leaved plants"
- 2. (of a person) produce (offspring): derogatory "why had she married a man who could spawn a boy like that?"
noun
- 1. the eggs of fish, frogs, etc.: "the fish covers its spawn with gravel"
- 2. the product or offspring of a person or place (used to express distaste or disgust): derogatory "the spawn of chaos: demons and sorcerers"
SPAWN meaning: 1. the eggs of fish, frogs, etc. 2. a young animal or child: 3. to cause something new, or many…. Learn more.
Definition of spawn verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of spawn. noun. the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs. see more. verb. lay spawn. “The salmon swims upstream to spawn ” see more. verb. call forth. synonyms: breed, engender. see more. Pronunciation. US. /spɔn/ UK. /spɔn/ Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Spawn."
1. The eggs of aquatic animals such as bivalve mollusks, fishes, and amphibians. 2. Offspring, especially when occurring in large numbers. 3. A product or an outcome: the spawn of a prodigious imagination. 4. Mycelia of mushrooms or other fungi grown in specially prepared organic matter for planting in beds. v. spawned, spawn·ing, spawns. v.intr.
2 days ago · noun. 1. the mass of eggs deposited by fish, amphibians, or molluscs. 2. often derogatory. offspring, product, or yield. 3. botany the nontechnical name for mycelium. verb. 4. (of fish, amphibians, etc) to produce or deposit (eggs) 5. often derogatory.
of or relating to the spawning of a character or item in a video game: a spawn point; the spawn rate. verb (used without object) to deposit eggs or sperm directly into the water, as fishes.
verb [ T ] uk / spɔːn / us. Add to word list. to cause a lot of other things to be produced or to exist: Her death spawned several films and books. (Definition of spawn from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of spawn. in Chinese (Traditional) 卵, （魚、青蛙等的）卵, 年輕的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified)
