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English to English noun
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the production of young from an egg |  | source: wordnet30
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shading consisting of multiple crossing lines | | source: wordnet30
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a movable barrier covering a hatchway | | source: wordnet30
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The act of hatching. | | source: webster1913
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A door with an opening over it; a half door, sometimes set with spikes on the upper edge. | | source: webster1913
verb
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emerge from the eggs | | Example: young birds, fish, and reptiles hatch
source: wordnet30
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devise or invent | | Example: 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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inlay with narrow strips or lines of a different substance such as gold or silver, for the purpose of decorating | | source: wordnet30
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draw, cut, or engrave lines, usually parallel, on metal, wood, or paper | | Example: hatch the sheet
source: wordnet30
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sit on (eggs) | | Example: Birds brood
The female covers the eggs
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To cross with lines in a peculiar manner in drawing and engraving. See Hatching. | | source: webster1913
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To produce, as young, from an egg or eggs by incubation, or by artificial heat; to produce young from (eggs); as, the young when hatched. | | source: webster1913
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To produce young; -- said of eggs; to come forth from the egg; -- said of the young of birds, fishes, insects, etc. | | source: webster1913
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To close with a hatch or hatches. | | source: webster1913
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