hatching
Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).
Synonyms: watching, matching, catching, latching, ratching, hatchling, hitching, patching, thatching, batching, hutching
Antonyms: watching, matching, catching, latching, ratching, hatchling, hitching, patching, thatching, batching, hutching
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Noun
- {{lb|en|art|drawing|drafting}} A [[method]] of [[shading]] [[area]]s of a [[drawing]] or [[diagram]] with [[fine]] [[parallel]] [[line]]s.
- {{lb|en|zoology}} A group of [[bird]]s, [[reptile]]s, [[fish]], [[insect]]s, etc., which [[emerge]] from their [[egg]]s at the same time.
- {{lb|en|zoology}} The act of an [[egg]] [[hatch]]ing, [[eclosion]].
- [[pattern|Patterns]] used in [[construction]] [[drawing]]s to [[represent]] [[various]] [[material]]s.
Verb
- {{infl of|en|hatch||ing-form}}
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