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spawns

spawns is the plural of spawn.

spawns is the third-person singular simple present indicative of spawn.

Meaning of spawn

Noun

spawn (countable and uncountable, plural spawn or spawns)

  1. The numerous eggs of an aquatic organism.
  2. Mushroom mycelium prepared for (aided) propagation.
  3. Any germ or seed, even a figurative source.
    • This dreadful idea is the spawn of a large business conglomerate.
    1. (derogatory, often) Children; offspring.
      • Even the blithely unselfconscious Homer is more than a little freaked out by West’s private reverie, and encourages his spawn to move slowly away without making eye contact with the crazy man.2012 June 3, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Mr. Plow” (season 4, episode 9; originally aired 11/19/1992)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)
  4. The buds or branches produced from underground stems.
  5. Synonym of spawn point.
    Synonyms:
    spawn point

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Phrases with spawns

Questions about spawns

What is spawns the plural of?
Spawns is the plural of spawn.

Words near spawns in the dictionary

  1. spawnpoints
  2. spawnproof
  3. spawnproofed
  4. spawnproofing
  5. spawnproofs
  6. spawns
  7. Spawnstarion
  8. spawny
  9. spaws
  10. spaxel
  11. spaxels

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