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
When conditions are right, the eggs hatch into a free-swimming larval form. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026 After three to four days, the larva hatches and uses sharp mandibles to bore into the still-living tarantula. — Sean Donnelly, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
At least some of the time, Hawthorne really was warming the little speckled eggs from which his masterworks would hatch. — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026 While the folklore may be fun to talk about, the width of their bands are determined by hatching conditions, genetics and behavior of a brood, among other things, experts say. — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 18 Sep. 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
  • Badly injured, Captain Machchhar somehow opened the cockpit door, allowing passengers to overpower al-Hammami, and two off-duty pilots to take control of the plane and land it in Saudi Arabia.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Soleil’s Shimmering Body Oil, bridging makeup and fragrance, is the brand’s top-selling stock-keeping unit in specialty/multi doors.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
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Verb
  • Slop spawns, and Waymo’s artificially intelligent cars hum into view like two-ton rolling Rorschach tests.
    — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • DeSantis also warned residents far outside the cone to watch for tornadoes, which can spawn before the core of Isaias moves ashore.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of spawn
Verb
  • The Tap on the Line (pictured above) is the only pub in the capital which sits directly on a tube station platform, and is one of the last remaining 19th-century stations.
    — Will Barker, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026
  • If weather permits, be sure to dine at Oliveto Restaurant & Lounge Bar, which sits beneath a shady grove of trees and overlooks the pool and vineyard.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of sit
Verb
  • To be fair, a genre that’s given us everything from brooding, sparkling emo kids who play baseball; a stake-wielding teen slayer who can’t quit the bad boy; and eccentric sidekicks who feast on bugs is ripe with material for mockery.
    — Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Wide receiver Jeremiah Smith is a Heisman Trophy favorite for Ohio State, but Indiana’s defense can grind down the best of opponents under Curt Cignetti’s brooding eye.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of brood
Verb
  • Yes, your brain might go to angular guitars, but to lay claim to that genre, all a band really needs to do is make certain their music is not simply punk.
    — Brendan Hay, SPIN, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Four years ago, after helping found Matter, Apple rebuilt HomeKit’s underlying architecture and revamped the Home app, laying a strong foundation.
    — Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of lay
Verb
  • Finding people at high risk of incubating the Bundibugyo virus, also known as contact tracing, has proved difficult in Congo.
    — CONSTANT SAME BAGALWA, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Finding people at high risk of incubating the Bundibugyo virus — also known as contact tracing — has proved difficult in Congo.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of incubate

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“Hatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatch. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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