spawn
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Is spawn a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
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What is the meaning of spawn?
Definition
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To produce or deposit (eggs) in water.Examples: "A frog spawns thousands of tadpoles every year."transitive
2. (transitive) To generate, bring into being, especially non-mammalian beings in very large numbers.transitive
3. (transitive) To bring forth in general.Examples: "The web server spawns a new process to handle each client's request."transitive
4. (transitive) To induce (aquatic organisms) to spawn.transitive
5. (transitive) To plant with fungal spawn.transitive
6. (intransitive) To deposit (numerous) eggs in water.Examples: "Alewives are anadromous fish: Born in freshwater, they spend their lives in the ocean, returning annually to their birthplaces to spawn."intransitive
noun (English)
1. Any germ or seed, even a figurative source.Examples: "Even the blithely unselfconscious Homer is more than a little freaked out by West’s private reverie, and encourages his spawn to move slowly away without making eye contact with the crazy man."countablederogatoryoftenuncountable
2. (horticulture) The buds or branches produced from underground stems.countableuncountable
3. (video games) Synonym of spawn point.Synonyms: spawn pointcountableuncountable
Definition source: Wiktionary