Synonyms of hatches

hatches 1 of 2

noun

plural of hatch

as in doors

a barrier by which an entry is closed and opened

watertight hatches provided access through the ship's bulkheads

Synonyms & Similar Words

• doors
• portals
• gates
• trapdoors
• double doors
• portcullises
• storm doors
• lattices
• revolving doors
• posterns
• Dutch doors
• French doors
• wickets

hatches

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of hatch

as in broods

to cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop

the mallards and geese have begun hatching in their nests down by the pond

Synonyms & Similar Words

• broods
• spawns
• lays
• sits
• incubates
• sets