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hatch
noun
verb
a movable barrier covering a hatchway
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 5
- Starts with
- H
- Ends with
- H
- Contains
- ATC
- Scrabble score
- 13
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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Definitions
noun
a movable barrier covering a hatchway
noun
a sloping rear car door that is lifted to open
noun
shading consisting of multiple crossing lines
noun
the production of young from an egg
verb
sit on (eggs)
“Birds brood”
verb
emerge from the eggs
“young birds, fish, and reptiles hatch”
verb
draw, cut, or engrave lines, usually parallel, on metal, wood, or paper
“hatch the sheet”
verb
devise or invent
“He thought up a plan to get rich quickly”
verb
inlay with narrow strips or lines of a different substance such as gold or silver, for the purpose of decorating
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Example Sentences
Birds brood
The female covers the eggs
young birds, fish, and reptiles hatch
hatch the sheet
He thought up a plan to get rich quickly
no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software
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