Definitions for Spawnspɔn
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
spawnspɔn(n.)
the mass of eggs deposited in the water by fishes, amphibians, and other aquatic creatures.
Category: Zoology
the mycelium of mushrooms, esp. of the species grown for the market.
Category: Fungi
a swarming brood; numerous progeny.
(used with a sing. or pl. v.) any person or thing regarded as the offspring of some stock, idea, etc.
(v.i.)to deposit eggs or sperm directly into the water.
Category: Zoology
(v.t.)to produce (spawn).
Category: Zoology
to give birth to; give rise to:
His disappearance spawned many rumors.
to produce in large number.
to plant with mycelium.
Category: Botany
Origin of spawn:
1350–1400; ME (v.), prob. < AF espaundre (OF espandre) to expand
spawn′er(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
spawn(verb)
the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs
engender, breed, spawn(verb)
call forth
spawn(verb)
lay spawn
"The salmon swims upstream to spawn"
Wiktionary
spawn(Noun)
The numerous eggs of an aquatic organism
spawn(Noun)
Mushroom mycelium prepared for (aided) propagation
spawn(Noun)
(by extension) Any germ or seed, even a figurative source; offspring
spawn(Noun)
The location in a game where characters or objects spontaneously appear.
spawn(Verb)
To produce or deposit (eggs) in water.
spawn(Verb)
To generate, bring into being, especially non-mammalian beings in very large numbers.
spawn(Verb)
To bring forth in general.
spawn(Verb)
To induce (aquatic organisms) to spawn
spawn(Verb)
To plant with fungal spawn
spawn(Verb)
To deposit (numerous) eggs in water.
spawn(Verb)
To reproduce, especially in large numbers.
spawn(Verb)
(To cause) to appear spontaneously in a game at a certain point and time.
Origin: Recorded since 1413; from spawne, spawnen, from espaundre, from espandre, from expandere.
Webster Dictionary
Spawn(verb)
to produce or deposit (eggs), as fishes or frogs do
Spawn(verb)
to bring forth; to generate; -- used in contempt
Spawn(verb)
to deposit eggs, as fish or frogs do
Spawn(verb)
to issue, as offspring; -- used contemptuously
Spawn(verb)
the ova, or eggs, of fishes, oysters, and other aquatic animals
Spawn(verb)
any product or offspring; -- used contemptuously
Spawn(verb)
the buds or branches produced from underground stems
Spawn(verb)
the white fibrous matter forming the matrix from which fungi
The New Hacker's Dictionary
spawn
1. [techspeak] In Unix parlance, to create a child process from within a process. Technically this is a ‘fork’; the term ‘spawn’ is a bit more general and is used for threads (lightweight processes) as well as traditional heavyweight processes. 2. In gaming, meant to indicate where (spawn-point) and when a player comes to life (or re-spawns) after being killed. Opposite of frag.
Translations for Spawn
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- paddaeiersAfrikaans

- بَيْض السَّمَك أو الضَّفادِعArabic

- яйцаBulgarian

- ovasPortuguese (BR)

- jikry, potěrCzech

- der LaichGerman

- rogn; -rogn;æg; -ægDanish

- γόνοςGreek

- huevasSpanish

- kuduEstonian

- تخم ماهي يا قور باغهFarsi

- kutuFinnish

- oeufsFrench

- בֵּיצֵי דָגִיםHebrew

- जलांडक, संतानHindi

- ikra, mrijestCroatian

- (hal)ikraHungarian

- telur ikan, telur kodokIndonesian

- hrogn, gotaIcelandic

- uovaItalian

- 卵Japanese

- (고기, 개구리 등의) 알Korean

- ikraiLithuanian

- ikriLatvian

- telurMalay

- kuit, drilDutch

- rogn; yngelNorwegian

- ikra, skrzekPolish

- تخم ماهي يا قور باغهPersian

- د کب یا بقه هګیPashto

- ovasPortuguese

- icreRomanian

- икраRussian

- ikry, poterSlovak

- ikreSlovenian

- ikraSerbian

- rom,äggSwedish

- ไข่ปลา; ไข่กบThai

- yumurtaTurkish

- 卵Chinese (Trad.)

- ікраUkrainian

- مچھلی ، مینڈک، کیکڑے، وغیرہ کا انڈاUrdu

- trứng cá, ếch...Vietnamese

- 卵Chinese (Simp.)

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