spawn

/ˈspɔːn/

verb

  1. 1

    To produce or deposit (eggs) in water.

  2. 2

    To generate, bring into being, especially non-mammalian beings in very large numbers.

  3. 3

    To bring forth in general.

    The Web server spawns a new process to handle each client's request.
  4. 4

    To induce (aquatic organisms) to spawn.

  5. 5

    To plant with fungal spawn.

  6. 6

    To deposit (numerous) eggs in water.

  7. 7

    To reproduce, especially in large numbers.

  8. 8

    (of a character or object) (To cause) to appear spontaneously in a game at a certain point and time.

noun

  1. 1

    The numerous eggs of an aquatic organism.

  2. 2

    Mushroom mycelium prepared for (aided) propagation.

  3. 3

    (by extension, sometimes derogatory) Any germ or seed, even a figurative source; offspring.

  4. 4

    The buds or branches produced from underground stems.

  5. 5

    The location in a game where characters or objects spontaneously appear.

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