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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
AT
Scrabble score
13
CEFR level
B1

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noun

  1. a movable barrier covering a hatchway

noun

  1. a sloping rear car door that is lifted to open

noun

  1. shading consisting of multiple crossing lines

noun

  1. the production of young from an egg

verb

  1. sit on (eggs)

    “Birds brood”

verb

  1. emerge from the eggs

    “young birds, fish, and reptiles hatch”

verb

  1. draw, cut, or engrave lines, usually parallel, on metal, wood, or paper

    “hatch the sheet”

verb

  1. devise or invent

    “He thought up a plan to get rich quickly”

verb

  1. 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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