Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hatching
2 senses of hatching
Sense 1
hatch, hatching -- (the production of young from an egg)
=> parturition, birth, giving birth, birthing -- (the process of giving birth)
Sense 2
hatch, hatching, crosshatch, hachure -- (shading consisting of multiple crossing lines)
=> shading -- (graded markings that indicate light or shaded areas in a drawing or painting)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb hatch
5 senses of hatch
Sense 1
hatch -- (emerge from the eggs; "young birds, fish, and reptiles hatch")
=> be born -- (come into existence through birth; "She was born on a farm")
Sense 2
think up, think of, dream up, hatch, concoct -- (devise or invent; "He thought up a plan to get rich quickly"; "no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software")
=> create by mental act, create mentally -- (create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands)
Sense 3
hatch -- (inlay with narrow strips or lines of a different substance such as gold or silver, for the purpose of decorating)
=> inlay -- (decorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metal)
Sense 4
hatch -- (draw, cut, or engrave lines, usually parallel, on metal, wood, or paper; "hatch the sheet")
=> line -- (mark with lines; "sorrow had lined his face")
Sense 5
brood, hatch, cover, incubate -- (sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs")
=> reproduce, procreate, multiply -- (have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant; "The Bible tells people to procreate")