spawn
/spɔn/
verb
- To produce or release eggs or young, especially of fish, frogs, or other aquatic animals.
- Salmon swim upstream to spawn in the same river where they were born.
- Aquarium fish will only spawn if the water conditions are just right.
- The pond frogs spawn every spring after the first warm rain.
- To create or produce something in large numbers or quickly.
- The scandal spawned countless rumors and conspiracy theories.
- New technology often spawns entire industries that didn't exist before.
- The popular video game spawned a whole series of sequels and merchandise.
noun
- The eggs or young of fish, frogs, or other aquatic animals.
- The fish laid its spawn among the reeds at the edge of the lake.
- The aquarium was filled with the spawn of tropical fish.
- Frog spawn looks like a mass of clear jelly with tiny black dots inside.
- A product or result, often implying something produced in large numbers or of low quality.
- The movie was the spawn of a tired Hollywood formula.
- The internet is the spawn of a new generation of communication tools.
- That cheap plastic toy is the spawn of a factory that cares little about quality.