Look up: Spawn

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   spawn
   [n] - the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs 2. [v] - emit spawn, of fish
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   Spawn
   release of ova (eggs) fertilized or to be fertilized.
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   spawn
   (operating system) To create a child process in a multitasking operating system. E.g. Unix's fork system call or one of the spawn() library routines provided by most MS-DOS, Novell NetWare and OS/2 C compilers - spawnl(), spawnle(), etc. (1995-03-28)
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   Spawn
   Spawn transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Spawned ; present participle & verbal noun Spawning .] [ Middle English spanen , Old French espandre , properly, to shed, spread, Latin expandere to spread out. See Expand .] 1. To produce or deposit (eggs), as fishes or frogs do. 2. To ...
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   Spawn
   Spawn intransitive verb 1. To deposit eggs, as fish or frogs do. 2. To issue, as offspring; -- used contemptuously.
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   Spawn
   Spawn noun [ √170. See Spawn , transitive verb ] 1. The ova, or eggs, of fishes, oysters, and other aquatic animals. 2. Any product or offspring; -- used contemptuously. 3. (Hort.) The buds or branches produced from underground stems. 4. (Botany) The white fibrous matter forming the matrix from which fungi. Sp ...
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   spawn
   1. To produce or deposit (eggs), as fishes or frogs do. ... 2. To bring forth; to generate; used in contempt. 'One edition [of books] spawneth another.' (Fuller) ... Origin: OE. Spanen, OF. Espandre, properly, to shed, spread, L. Expandere to spread out. See Expand. ... 1. To deposit eggs, as fish or frogs do. ... 2. To issue, as offspring; used contem ...
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   spawn
   noun the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs
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   Spawn
   The word `spawn` can have several meanings: * Biological spawning *Spawning (computer gaming) *Spawn (computer) *Spawn (comics), a fictional character in the comic series of the same name. **Spawn: Armageddon, a video game based on the comic series. **Spawn (film), a 1997 cinema adaptation of the comic series. **Spawn 2 a new adaptation of the comic series in development. **Spawn (TV series), an HBO television series. **Spawn Godslayer, a spin-of...
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    Spawn
    • (v. t.) To bring forth; to generate; -- used in contempt. • (v. t.) The buds or branches produced from underground stems. • (v. i.) To deposit eggs, as fish or frogs do. • (v. i.) To issue, as offspring; -- used contemptuously. • (v. t.) The ova, or eggs, of fishes, oysters, and other aquatic animals. • (v. t.) The w...
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