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spawn

[spawn]

noun

plural

spawn, spawns 
  1. Zoology.the mass of eggs deposited by fishes, amphibians, mollusks, crustaceans, etc.

  2. Mycology.the mycelium of mushrooms, especially of the species grown for the market.

  3. Usually Disparaging.a swarming brood; numerous progeny.

    Diners at the restaurant were annoyed by the two inconsiderate parents and their unruly spawn.

  4. any person or thing regarded as the offspring of some stock, idea, etc.



adjective

  1. of or relating to the spawning of a character or item in a video game: the spawn rate.

    a spawn point;

    the spawn rate.

verb (used without object)

  1. to deposit eggs or sperm directly into the water, as fishes.

  2. (of a character or item in a video game) to originate at a fixed point in an existing game environment.

    An enemy character just spawned right on top of me!

verb (used with object)

  1. to produce (spawn).

  2. to give birth to; give rise to.

    His sudden disappearance spawned many rumors.

    Synonyms: , , ,
  3. to produce in large number.

  4. to plant with mycelium.

spawn

/ ɔː /

noun

  1. the mass of eggs deposited by fish, amphibians, or molluscs

  2. derogatoryoffspring, product, or yield

  3. botany the nontechnical name for mycelium

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (of fish, amphibians, etc) to produce or deposit (eggs)

  2. derogatory(of people) to produce (offspring)

  3. (tr) to produce or engender

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

spawn

  1. The eggs of water animals such as fish, amphibians, and mollusks.

  2. Offspring produced in large numbers.

  1. To lay eggs; produce spawn.

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Other Word Forms

  • spawner noun
  • unspawned adjective
  • ˈ貹ɲԱ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of spawn1

1350–1400; Middle English spawnen (v.), probably < Anglo-French espaundre ( Old French espandre ) to expand
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Word History and Origins

Origin of spawn1

C14: from Anglo-Norman espaundre, from Old French spandre to spread out, expand
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"Exit has helped Serbia get to a good place with live music and culture, spawning a lot of other festivals, bookers and events."

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Despite his son’s aggressive posturing, Stoic fears he’s spawned a waste of DNA.

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But the demonstrations in Paramount appear to have spawned out of misinformation.

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The 2011 magnitude-9.1 earthquake that struck near Japan spawned a tsunami that rose as high as 45 feet and reached the coast within just 30 minutes.

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The first, a “distant-source” tsunami, comes from far away, like one spawned by a major earthquake in Alaska.

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