spawn

Plural: spawn, spawns

Noun

• the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs
• The numerous eggs of an aquatic organism.
• Mushroom mycelium prepared for (aided) propagation.
• Any germ or seed, even a figurative source.
• Any germ or seed, even a figurative source.
• Children; offspring.
• The buds or branches produced from underground stems.
• Synonym of spawn point.

Verb

Verb Forms: spawned, spawning, spawns

• To release or deposit eggs, especially in large numbers, as fish do.
• call forth
• lay spawn
  • "The salmon swims upstream to spawn"
• To produce or deposit (eggs) in water.
• To generate, bring into being, especially non-mammalian beings in very large numbers.
• To bring forth in general.
• To induce (aquatic organisms) to spawn.
• To plant with fungal spawn.
• To deposit (numerous) eggs in water.
• To reproduce, especially in large numbers.
• To appear, or cause (something or someone) to appear, spontaneously in a game world at a particular place and time.
• To appear, or cause (something or someone) to appear, unexpectedly and seemingly out of nowhere.
• Of a person or non-egg-laying animal: to be born.

Examples

• A frog spawns thousands of tadpoles every year.
• His clever opening word could SPAWN many high-scoring opportunities later in the game.
• That kid just spawned and looks like he's already done with life.
• The web server spawns a new process to handle each client's request.
• This dreadful idea is the spawn of a large business conglomerate.
• We put down torches to stop creepers from spawning.
• Where did he come from? Bro just spawned in.

Synonyms

breed, engender, spawn point

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