Word Finder - spawns

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To produce or deposit (eggs) in water.

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

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To bring forth in general.

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

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To induce (aquatic organisms) to spawn.

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To plant with fungal spawn.

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To deposit (numerous) eggs in water.

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To reproduce, especially in large numbers.

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

The cod spawns in February, and is exceedingly prolific, the roe of a single female having been known to contain upwards of eight millions of ova, and to form more than half the weight of the entire fish.

The sprat spawns in the open sea from February to May and is only occasionally captured in the ripe condition.

In the Elbe the twaite shad spawns below Hamburg, the allis shad above Dresden.

It spawns at a distance from the shore, and its eggs are buoyant, like those of many other marine fishes and unlike those of the herring, which are adhesive and demersal, i.e.

It feeds on small freshwater animals and soft vegetable matter, and spawns in April or May.

Smaller groups Inevitably, when so many people with a common interest get together, it spawns smaller offshoots.

What inevitably spawns from a Disney movie this popular?

Literally every storyline spawns a theory and a debate.

Every question answered in theory often spawns a new set of questions.

With the release of each new book or film, the legendary story of the boy who lived spawns Harry Potter facts, rumors and misinformation.