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ALL meanings of spawn

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  • noun plural spawn Zoology. the mass of eggs deposited by fishes, amphibians, mollusks, crustaceans, etc. 1
  • noun plural spawn Mycology. the mycelium of mushrooms, especially of the species grown for the market. 1
  • noun plural spawn Usually Disparaging. a swarming brood; numerous progeny: Diners at the restaurant were annoyed by the two inconsiderate parents and their unruly spawn. 1
  • noun plural spawn any person or thing regarded as the offspring of some stock, idea, etc. 1
  • adjective spawn of or relating to the spawning of a character or item in a video game: a spawn point; the spawn rate. 1
  • verb without object spawn to deposit eggs or sperm directly into the water, as fishes. 1
  • verb without object spawn (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! 1
  • verb with object spawn to produce (spawn). 1
  • verb with object spawn to give birth to; give rise to: His sudden disappearance spawned many rumors. 1
  • verb with object spawn to produce in large number. 1
  • verb with object spawn to plant with mycelium. 1
  • noun spawn eggs of a frog, etc. 1
  • noun spawn offspring of a frog, fish, etc. 1
  • intransitive verb spawn frog, fish etc.: produce eggs 1
  • transitive verb spawn frog, etc.: give birth to 1
  • transitive verb spawn lead to 1
  • intransitive verb spawn be produced 1
  • noun spawn unpleasant creation 1
  • noun,plural spawn unpleasant creations 1
  • intransitive verb spawn people: procreate 1
  • uncountable noun spawn Spawn is a soft, jelly-like substance containing the eggs of fish, or of animals such as frogs. 0
  • verb spawn When fish or animals such as frogs spawn, they lay their eggs. 0
  • verb spawn If something spawns something else, it causes it to happen or to be created. 0
  • noun spawn the mass of eggs deposited by fish, amphibians, or molluscs 0
  • noun spawn offspring, product, or yield 0
  • verb spawn (of fish, amphibians, etc) to produce or deposit (eggs) 0
  • verb spawn (of people) to produce (offspring) 0
  • verb spawn to produce or engender 0
  • verb transitive spawn to produce or deposit (eggs, sperm, or young) 0
  • verb transitive spawn to bring forth or be the source of (esp. something regarded with contempt and produced in great numbers) 0
  • verb transitive spawn to plant with spawn, or mycelium 0
  • noun spawn the mass of eggs or young produced by fish, mollusks, crustaceans, amphibians, etc. 0
  • noun spawn something produced, esp. in great quantity; specif., numerous offspring or progeny 0
  • noun spawn the mycelium of fungi, esp. of mushrooms grown to be eaten 0
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