hatch 1 of 2

noun

Definition of hatchnext
as in door
a barrier by which an entry is closed and opened watertight hatches provided access through the ship's bulkheads

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hatch

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verb

as in to spawn
to cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop the mallards and geese have begun hatching in their nests down by the pond

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Recent Examples of hatch
Noun
The eggs hatch into larvae, or caterpillars, that are 1 to 2 inches long with velvety green skin and yellow stripes. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 27 July 2026 After the eggs hatch, the larvae feed on the host animal’s tissue. — Sarah Tomlinson, The Conversation, 24 July 2026
Verb
The egg hatches into a legless larva that consumes the paralyzed insect. — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026 And no contemporary actor can actually claim the same descent as Helen, who hatched from a swan’s egg. — Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for hatch
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatch
  1. door
  2. spawn
  3. sit
  4. brood
  5. lay
  6. incubate
Noun
  • The bedroom is on floor one, the first door on the right (that door, by the way, has three peepholes carved seemingly at random), and is bedecked in reddish wood.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
  • With the door now open for the home team, Florida’s Austin Richardson on Feel the Magic made up the ground the Freedom were hoping for.
    — Ava DiCecca, Sun Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of door
Verb
  • Journey in Satchidananda became one of the unlikely inspirations for this aesthetic, which, through labels like Creed Taylor’s CTI and Bob Thiele’s Flying Dutchman, in turn spawned an array of related new genres—smooth jazz, soft jazz, fusion.
    — Ian Penman, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The hit series has spawned multiple spinoffs that have aired internationally, including a kids’ edition in Spain.
    — Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of spawn
Verb
  • The 130 units sit adjacent to the MARTA Lindbergh Station and will be accompanied with 10,000 square feet of affordable commercial space.
    — Elijah Megginson, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • In the living room, Arne Jacobsen’s sculptural Egg chair sits alongside a deep-green sofa by George Smith—a holdover from Hulka’s first concept for the room, and now in conversation with the willows outside.
    — Laura Regensdorf, Architectural Digest, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of sit
Verb
  • The songs on Petal are mostly moody midtempo electro-chill, brooding rather than banging.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2026
  • Sumptuous staging, by Mary Zimmerman, evokes the brooding chiaroscuro of Artemisia Gentileschi’s paintings, while Didi Romero relishes every commedia dell’arte lazzo as the big-haired Duchessa.
    — Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 24 July 2026
Definition of brood
Verb
  • The collision laid bare the danger at the most volatile front of Europe’s wildfire emergency.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Their experiences and connections can help lay the groundwork for a successful transition.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of lay
Verb
  • Hint ended up coming to life after being incubated at Montauk Capital; it’s raised $10 million, and investors include Slow Ventures, Tusk Venture Partners, and Brian Kelly (aka the Points Guy—a Stewart bestie who joined yesterday).
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 23 July 2026
  • Now the company has incubated a product called Ampersand, built around what Coelho calls the central accountability gap in agentic payments.
    — Aaron Stanley, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of incubate

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