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Hatching

//ˈhæt͡ʃɪŋ// noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    A method of shading areas of a drawing or diagram with fine parallel lines. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    shading consisting of multiple crossing lines wordnet
  3. 3
    A group of birds, reptiles, fish, insects, etc., which emerge from their eggs at the same time. countable, uncountable

    "We got a good hatching from the swallowtail eggs."

  4. 4
    the production of young from an egg wordnet
  5. 5
    The act of an egg hatching, eclosion. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    Patterns used in construction drawings to represent various materials. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of hatch form-of, gerund, participle, present

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