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{ "derived": [ { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "crotch spawn" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "despawn" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "respawn" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "spawnable" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "spawner" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "spawn point" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "spawny" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "unspawned" } ], "etymology_number": 1, "etymology_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "enm", "3": "spawnen" }, "expansion": "Middle English spawnen", "name": "inh" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "xno", "3": "espaundre" }, "expansion": "Anglo-Norman espaundre", "name": "der" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "fro", "3": "espandre" }, "expansion": "Old French espandre", "name": "der" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "la", "3": "expandere", "pos": "verb", "t": "stretch out; spread out" }, "expansion": "Latin expandere (“stretch out; spread out”, verb)", "name": "der" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "expand" }, "expansion": "Doublet of expand", "name": "doublet" }, { "args": { "1": "enm", "2": "spalden" }, "expansion": "Middle English spalden", "name": "noncog" }, { "args": { "1": "enm", "2": "spolden" }, "expansion": "spolden", "name": "m" }, { "args": { "1": "enm", "2": "spawden", "t": "to cut open (a fish)" }, "expansion": "spawden (“to cut open (a fish)”)", "name": "m" } ], "etymology_text": "Recorded since 1413; from Middle English spawnen, from Anglo-Norman espaundre, from Old French espandre, from Latin expandere (“stretch out; spread out”, verb). Doublet of expand. Compare also Middle English spalden, spolden, spawden (“to cut open (a fish)”).", "forms": [ { "form": "spawns", "tags": [ "present", "singular", "third-person" ] }, { "form": "spawning", "tags": [ "participle", "present" ] }, { "form": "spawned", "tags": [ "participle", "past" ] }, { "form": "spawned", "tags": [ "past" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": {}, "expansion": "spawn (third-person singular simple present spawns, present participle spawning, simple past and past participle spawned)", "name": "en-verb" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "verb", "senses": [ { "categories": [], "examples": [ { "text": "A frog spawns thousands of tadpoles every year.", "type": "example" } ], "glosses": [ "To produce or deposit (eggs) in water." ], "id": "en-spawn-en-verb-R7UPHv-X", "links": [ [ "produce", "produce" ], [ "deposit", "deposit" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(transitive) To produce or deposit (eggs) in water." ], "tags": [ "transitive" ], "translations": [ { "_dis1": "66 4 6 1 0 17 3 2", "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "hvǎrljam hajver", "sense": "to produce or deposit (eggs) in water", "word": "хвърлям хайвер" }, { "_dis1": "66 4 6 1 0 17 3 2", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to produce or deposit (eggs) in water", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "klást jikry" }, { "_dis1": "66 4 6 1 0 17 3 2", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to produce or deposit (eggs) in water", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "třít se" }, { "_dis1": "66 4 6 1 0 17 3 2", "code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to produce or deposit (eggs) in water", "word": "fresar" }, { "_dis1": "66 4 6 1 0 17 3 2", "code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to produce or deposit (eggs) in water", "word": "kuitschieten" }, { "_dis1": "66 4 6 1 0 17 3 2", "code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to produce or deposit (eggs) in water", "word": "paaien" }, { "_dis1": "66 4 6 1 0 17 3 2", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to produce or deposit (eggs) in water", "word": "kutea" }, { "_dis1": "66 4 6 1 0 17 3 2", "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to produce or deposit (eggs) in water", "word": "frayer" }, { "_dis1": "66 4 6 1 0 17 3 2", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to produce or deposit (eggs) in water", "word": "ablaichen" }, { "_dis1": "66 4 6 1 0 17 3 2", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to produce or deposit (eggs) in water", "word": "laichen" }, { "_dis1": "66 4 6 1 0 17 3 2", "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "to produce or deposit (eggs) in water", "word": "gjóta" }, { "_dis1": "66 4 6 1 0 17 3 2", "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to produce or deposit (eggs) in water", "word": "deporre le uova" }, { "_dis1": "66 4 6 1 0 17 3 2", "code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "to produce or deposit (eggs) in water", "word": "nārstot" }, { "_dis1": "66 4 6 1 0 17 3 2", "code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "to produce or deposit (eggs) in water", "word": "läichen" }, { "_dis1": "66 4 6 1 0 17 3 2", "code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "se mrésti", "sense": "to produce or deposit (eggs) in water", "word": "се мре́сти" }, { "_dis1": "66 4 6 1 0 17 3 2", "code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "toxm-rizi", "sense": "to produce or deposit (eggs) in water", "word": "تخمریزی" }, { "_dis1": "66 4 6 1 0 17 3 2", "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to produce or deposit (eggs) in water", "word": "trzeć się" }, { "_dis1": "66 4 6 1 0 17 3 2", "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to produce or deposit (eggs) in water", "word": "ikrzyć się" }, { "_dis1": "66 4 6 1 0 17 3 2", "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to produce or deposit (eggs) in water", "word": "desovar" }, { "_dis1": "66 4 6 1 0 17 3 2", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "metátʹ", "sense": "to produce or deposit (eggs) in water", "word": "мета́ть" }, { "_dis1": "66 4 6 1 0 17 3 2", "code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "to produce or deposit (eggs) in water", "word": "cladh" }, { "_dis1": "66 4 6 1 0 17 3 2", "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to produce or deposit (eggs) in water", "word": "desovar" }, { "_dis1": "66 4 6 1 0 17 3 2", "code": "tl", "lang": "Tagalog", "sense": "to produce or deposit (eggs) in water", "word": "mamayabat" }, { "_dis1": "66 4 6 1 0 17 3 2", "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "to produce or deposit (eggs) in water", "word": "yumurtlamak" } ] }, { "categories": [], "glosses": [ "To generate, bring into being, especially non-mammalian beings in very large numbers." ], "id": "en-spawn-en-verb-egFIotra", "links": [ [ "generate", "generate" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(transitive) To generate, bring into being, especially non-mammalian beings in very large numbers." ], "tags": [ "transitive" ], "translations": [ { "_dis1": "3 74 11 2 0 1 5 3", "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "plodja se", "sense": "to generate, bring into being, especially non-mammalian beings in very large numbers", "word": "плодя се" }, { "_dis1": "3 74 11 2 0 1 5 3", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to generate, bring into being, especially non-mammalian beings in very large numbers", "word": "lisätä" }, { "_dis1": "3 74 11 2 0 1 5 3", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to generate, bring into being, especially non-mammalian beings in very large numbers", "word": "erzeugen" }, { "_dis1": "3 74 11 2 0 1 5 3", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to generate, bring into being, especially non-mammalian beings in very large numbers", "word": "hervorbringen" }, { "_dis1": "3 74 11 2 0 1 5 3", "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to generate, bring into being, especially non-mammalian beings in very large numbers", "word": "gerar" }, { "_dis1": "3 74 11 2 0 1 5 3", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "poroždátʹ", "sense": "to generate, bring into being, especially non-mammalian beings in very large numbers", "word": "порожда́ть" }, { "_dis1": "3 74 11 2 0 1 5 3", "code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "to generate, bring into being, especially non-mammalian beings in very large numbers", "word": "cladh" }, { "_dis1": "3 74 11 2 0 1 5 3", "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "to generate, bring into being, especially non-mammalian beings in very large numbers", "word": "yumurtlamak" } ] }, { "categories": [], "examples": [ { "text": "The Web server spawns a new process to handle each client's request." } ], "glosses": [ "To bring forth in general." ], "id": "en-spawn-en-verb-g9T3nTZ2", "links": [ [ "bring forth", "bring forth" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(transitive) To bring forth in general." ], "tags": [ "transitive" ], "translations": [ { "_dis1": "3 8 82 1 0 1 2 3", "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "poraždam", "sense": "to bring forth in general", "word": "пораждам" }, { "_dis1": "3 8 82 1 0 1 2 3", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to bring forth in general", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "stvořit" }, { "_dis1": "3 8 82 1 0 1 2 3", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to bring forth in general", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "dát vzniknout" }, { "_dis1": "3 8 82 1 0 1 2 3", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to bring forth in general", "word": "lisätä" }, { "_dis1": "3 8 82 1 0 1 2 3", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to bring forth in general", "word": "synnyttää" }, { "_dis1": "3 8 82 1 0 1 2 3", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to bring forth in general", "word": "kasvattaa" }, { "_dis1": "3 8 82 1 0 1 2 3", "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to bring forth in general", "word": "engendrer" }, { "_dis1": "3 8 82 1 0 1 2 3", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to bring forth in general", "word": "erzeugen" }, { "_dis1": "3 8 82 1 0 1 2 3", "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to bring forth in general", "word": "generare" }, { "_dis1": "3 8 82 1 0 1 2 3", "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to bring forth in general", "word": "dare alla luce" }, { "_dis1": "3 8 82 1 0 1 2 3", "code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "to bring forth in general", "word": "pariō" }, { "_dis1": "3 8 82 1 0 1 2 3", "code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "sózdade", "sense": "to bring forth in general", "word": "со́здаде" }, { "_dis1": "3 8 82 1 0 1 2 3", "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to bring forth in general", "word": "gerar" }, { "_dis1": "3 8 82 1 0 1 2 3", "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to bring forth in general", "word": "engendrar" }, { "_dis1": "3 8 82 1 0 1 2 3", "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "to bring forth in general", "word": "meydana getirmek" }, { "_dis1": "3 8 82 1 0 1 2 3", "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "to bring forth in general", "word": "oluşturmak" }, { "_dis1": "3 8 82 1 0 1 2 3", "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "to bring forth in general", "word": "ortaya çıkmak" } ] }, { "categories": [], "glosses": [ "To induce (aquatic organisms) to spawn." ], "id": "en-spawn-en-verb-jW-uCdu0", "raw_glosses": [ "(transitive) To induce (aquatic organisms) to spawn." ], "tags": [ "transitive" ], "translations": [ { "_dis1": "2 3 3 88 0 2 2 2", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to induce (aquatic organisms) to spawn", "word": "kudettaa" } ] }, { "categories": [], "glosses": [ "To plant with fungal spawn." ], "id": "en-spawn-en-verb-nvOcECRm", "links": [ [ "plant", "plant" ], [ "fungal", "fungal" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(transitive) To plant with fungal spawn." ], "tags": [ "transitive" ], "translations": [ { "_dis1": "0 1 0 0 98 0 0 1", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to plant with fungal spawn", "word": "istuttaa" } ] }, { "categories": [], "examples": [ { "ref": "20 April 2014, Richard Conniff, “An evolutionary family drama”, in The New York Times", "text": "Alewives are anadromous fish: Born in freshwater, they spend their lives in the ocean, returning annually to their birthplaces to spawn.", "type": "quotation" } ], "glosses": [ "To deposit (numerous) eggs in water." ], "id": "en-spawn-en-verb-vTPmfog4", "raw_glosses": [ "(intransitive) To deposit (numerous) eggs in water." ], "tags": [ "intransitive" ], "translations": [ { "_dis1": "19 2 3 2 0 70 3 3", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to deposit (numerous) eggs in water", "word": "kutea" }, { "_dis1": "19 2 3 2 0 70 3 3", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to deposit (numerous) eggs in water", "word": "laichen" }, { "_dis1": "19 2 3 2 0 70 3 3", "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to deposit (numerous) eggs in water", "word": "ívik" }, { "_dis1": "19 2 3 2 0 70 3 3", "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to deposit (numerous) eggs in water", "word": "petéket rak" }, { "_dis1": "19 2 3 2 0 70 3 3", "code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "to deposit (numerous) eggs in water", "word": "nārstot" }, { "_dis1": "19 2 3 2 0 70 3 3", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "nerestítʹsja", "sense": "to deposit (numerous) eggs in water", "word": "нерести́ться" }, { "_dis1": "19 2 3 2 0 70 3 3", "code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "to deposit (numerous) eggs in water", "word": "cladh" }, { "_dis1": "19 2 3 2 0 70 3 3", "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to deposit (numerous) eggs in water", "word": "desovar" }, { "_dis1": "19 2 3 2 0 70 3 3", "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "to deposit (numerous) eggs in water", "word": "yumurtlamak" }, { "_dis1": "19 2 3 2 0 70 3 3", "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "to deposit (numerous) eggs in water", "word": "durmadan doğurmak" } ] }, { "categories": [], "glosses": [ "To reproduce, especially in large numbers." ], "id": "en-spawn-en-verb-jlKsXXZF", "links": [ [ "reproduce", "reproduce" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(intransitive) To reproduce, especially in large numbers." ], "tags": [ "intransitive" ], "translations": [ { "_dis1": "3 9 4 2 0 3 76 3", "code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "to reproduce, especially in large numbers", "word": "çoxalmaq" }, { "_dis1": "3 9 4 2 0 3 76 3", "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "razmnožavam se", "sense": "to reproduce, especially in large numbers", "word": "размножавам се" }, { "_dis1": "3 9 4 2 0 3 76 3", "code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to reproduce, especially in large numbers", "word": "paaien" }, { "_dis1": "3 9 4 2 0 3 76 3", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to reproduce, especially in large numbers", "word": "siitä" }, { "_dis1": "3 9 4 2 0 3 76 3", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to reproduce, especially in large numbers", "word": "lisääntyä" }, { "_dis1": "3 9 4 2 0 3 76 3", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to reproduce, especially in large numbers", "word": "(sich wie Karnickel) sich vermehren" }, { "_dis1": "3 9 4 2 0 3 76 3", "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to reproduce, especially in large numbers", "word": "mnożyć się" }, { "_dis1": "3 9 4 2 0 3 76 3", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "plodítʹsja", "sense": "to reproduce, especially in large numbers", "word": "плоди́ться" } ] }, { "categories": [ { "kind": "topical", "langcode": "en", "name": "Video games", "orig": "en:Video games", "parents": [ "Games", "Mass media", "Software", "Recreation", "Culture", "Media", "Computing", "Human activity", "Society", "Communication", "Technology", "Human behaviour", "All topics", "Human", "Fundamental" ], "source": "w" } ], "glosses": [ "(To cause) to appear spontaneously in a game at a certain point and time." ], "hyponyms": [ { "word": "respawn" } ], "id": "en-spawn-en-verb-6SDaDgWd", "links": [ [ "video game", "video game" ], [ "spontaneously", "spontaneously" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(ergative, video games, of a character or object) (To cause) to appear spontaneously in a game at a certain point and time." ], "tags": [ "ergative", "of a character or object" ], "topics": [ "video-games" ], "translations": [ { "_dis1": "3 5 7 1 1 3 3 78", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to appear spontaneously in a game at a certain point and time", "word": "syntyä" }, { "_dis1": "3 5 7 1 1 3 3 78", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to appear spontaneously in a game at a certain point and time", "word": "spawnata" }, { "_dis1": "3 5 7 1 1 3 3 78", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to appear spontaneously in a game at a certain point and time", "word": "ilmestyä" }, { "_dis1": "3 5 7 1 1 3 3 78", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to appear spontaneously in a game at a certain point and time", "word": "spawnen" }, { "_dis1": "3 5 7 1 1 3 3 78", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to appear spontaneously in a game at a certain point and time", "word": "erscheinen" }, { "_dis1": "3 5 7 1 1 3 3 78", "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to appear spontaneously in a game at a certain point and time", "word": "spawnare" }, { "_dis1": "3 5 7 1 1 3 3 78", "code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "se pójavi", "sense": "to appear spontaneously in a game at a certain point and time", "word": "се по́јави" }, { "_dis1": "3 5 7 1 1 3 3 78", "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to appear spontaneously in a game at a certain point and time", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "pojawić się" }, { "_dis1": "3 5 7 1 1 3 3 78", "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to appear spontaneously in a game at a certain point and time", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "zespawnować się" }, { "_dis1": "3 5 7 1 1 3 3 78", "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "to appear spontaneously in a game at a certain point and time", "word": "doğmak" }, { "_dis1": "3 5 7 1 1 3 3 78", "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "to appear spontaneously in a game at a certain point and time", "tags": [ "transitive" ], "word": "spawnlamak" }, { "_dis1": "3 5 7 1 1 3 3 78", "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "to appear spontaneously in a game at a certain point and time", "tags": [ "intransitive" ], "word": "spawnlanmak" }, { "_dis1": "3 5 7 1 1 3 3 78", "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "to appear spontaneously in a game at a certain point and time", "tags": [ "transitive" ], "word": "spawn etmek" }, { "_dis1": "3 5 7 1 1 3 3 78", "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "to appear spontaneously in a game at a certain point and time", "tags": [ "intransitive" ], "word": "spawn olmak" } ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/spɔːn/", "tags": [ "UK" ] }, { "ipa": "/spɔn/", "tags": [ "US" ] }, { "ipa": "/spɑn/", "tags": [ "cot-caught-merger" ] }, { "ipa": "/spɑɒn/", "tags": [ "Southern-American-English" ] }, { "rhymes": "-ɔːn" }, { "rhymes": "Rhymes: -ɑn" }, { "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spawn.wav", "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c1/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-spawn.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-spawn.wav.mp3", "ogg_url": 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"jikry" }, { "_dis1": "92 1 1 2 2 2", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "potěr" }, { "_dis1": "92 1 1 2 2 2", "code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "kuit" }, { "_dis1": "92 1 1 2 2 2", "code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism", "word": "frajo" }, { "_dis1": "92 1 1 2 2 2", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism", "word": "kutu" }, { "_dis1": "92 1 1 2 2 2", "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism", "word": "frai" }, { "_dis1": "92 1 1 2 2 2", "code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "bragada" }, { "_dis1": "92 1 1 2 2 2", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism", "tags": [ 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"sense": "any germ or seed, even a figurative source; offspring", "word": "alkulähde" }, { "_dis1": "1 1 48 48 1 1", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "any germ or seed, even a figurative source; offspring", "word": "Ausgeburt" }, { "_dis1": "1 1 48 48 1 1", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "any germ or seed, even a figurative source; offspring", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "Ausgeburt des Teufels" }, { "_dis1": "1 1 48 48 1 1", "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "any germ or seed, even a figurative source; offspring", "word": "paratau" }, { "_dis1": "1 1 48 48 1 1", "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "any germ or seed, even a figurative source; offspring", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "pomiot" }, { "_dis1": "1 1 48 48 1 1", "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "any germ or seed, even a figurative source; offspring", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "nasienie" }, { "_dis1": "1 1 48 48 1 1", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "potómstvo", "sense": "any germ or seed, even a figurative source; offspring", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "пото́мство" }, { "_dis1": "1 1 48 48 1 1", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "vývodok", "sense": "any germ or seed, even a figurative source; offspring", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "вы́водок" }, { "_dis1": "1 1 48 48 1 1", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "poroždénije", "sense": "any germ or seed, even a figurative source; offspring", "tags": [ "negative", "neuter" ], "word": "порожде́ние" }, { "_dis1": "1 1 48 48 1 1", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "otródʹje", "sense": "any germ or seed, even a figurative source; offspring", "tags": [ "negative", "neuter" ], "word": "отро́дье" }, { "_dis1": "1 1 48 48 1 1", "code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "any germ or seed, even a figurative source; offspring", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "potomak" }, { "_dis1": "1 1 48 48 1 1", "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "any germ or seed, even a 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Doublet of expand. 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"categories": [ "English transitive verbs" ], "glosses": [ "To generate, bring into being, especially non-mammalian beings in very large numbers." ], "links": [ [ "generate", "generate" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(transitive) To generate, bring into being, especially non-mammalian beings in very large numbers." ], "tags": [ "transitive" ] }, { "categories": [ "English transitive verbs" ], "examples": [ { "text": "The Web server spawns a new process to handle each client's request." } ], "glosses": [ "To bring forth in general." ], "links": [ [ "bring forth", "bring forth" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(transitive) To bring forth in general." ], "tags": [ "transitive" ] }, { "categories": [ "English transitive verbs" ], "glosses": [ "To induce (aquatic organisms) to spawn." ], "raw_glosses": [ "(transitive) To induce (aquatic organisms) to spawn." ], "tags": [ "transitive" ] }, { "categories": [ "English transitive verbs" ], "glosses": [ "To plant with fungal spawn." ], "links": [ [ "plant", 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"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "to appear spontaneously in a game at a certain point and time", "tags": [ "transitive" ], "word": "spawn etmek" }, { "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "to appear spontaneously in a game at a certain point and time", "tags": [ "intransitive" ], "word": "spawn olmak" } ], "word": "spawn" } { "derived": [ { "word": "frogspawn" }, { "word": "hellspawn" }, { "word": "mushroom spawn" }, { "word": "spawn camper" }, { "word": "spawn eater" }, { "word": "spawnkill" } ], "etymology_number": 2, "etymology_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "enm", "3": "spawne" }, "expansion": "Middle English spawne", "name": "inh" } ], "etymology_text": "From Middle English spawne, from the verb (see above).", "forms": [ { "form": "spawn", "tags": [ "plural" ] }, { "form": "spawns", "tags": [ "plural" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "~", "2": "spawn", "3": "s" }, "expansion": "spawn (countable and uncountable, plural spawn or spawns)", "name": 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numerous eggs of an aquatic organism", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "potěr" }, { "code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "kuit" }, { "code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism", "word": "frajo" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism", "word": "kutu" }, { "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism", "word": "frai" }, { "code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "bragada" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "Laich" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "Fischlaich" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "Froschlaich" }, { "code": "ckb", "lang": "Central Kurdish", "roman": "gera", "sense": "the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism", "word": "گەرا" }, { "code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism", "tags": [ "masculine", "plural" ], "word": "ikri" }, { "code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "Läich" }, { "code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "íkra", "sense": "the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "и́кра" }, { "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism", "word": "toene" }, { "code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "türs", "sense": "the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism", "word": "түрс" }, { "code": "nb", "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål", "sense": "the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism", "tags": [ "feminine", "masculine" ], "word": "togn" }, { "code": "ota", "lang": "Ottoman Turkish", "roman": "yumurta", "sense": "the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism", "word": "یومورطه" }, { "code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "ešpel", "sense": "the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism", "word": "اشپل" }, { "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "topics": [ "fish", "ichthyology", "zoology", "biology", "natural-sciences" ], "word": "ikra" }, { "code": "pl", "english": "frog", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "skrzek" }, { "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "ova" }, { "code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism", "tags": [ "feminine", "plural" ], "word": "icre" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "ikrá", "sense": "the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "икра́" }, { "code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "cladh" }, { "code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "ikra" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "freza" }, { "code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "yngel" }, { "code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism", "word": "rom" }, { "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism", "word": "döl" }, { "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism", "word": "yumurta" }, { "code": "vo", "lang": "Volapük", "sense": "the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism", "topics": [ "fish", "ichthyology", "zoology", "biology", "natural-sciences" ], "word": "fitanögem" }, { "code": "vo", "english": "frog", "lang": "Volapük", "sense": "the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism", "word": "froganögem" }, { "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "micel", "sense": "mushroom mycelium prepared for (aided) propagation", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "мицел" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "mushroom mycelium prepared for (aided) propagation", "word": "sienirihmasto" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "mushroom mycelium prepared for (aided) propagation", "tags": [ "masculine", "plural" ], "word": "Myzelfäden" }, { "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "mushroom mycelium prepared for (aided) propagation", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "grzybnia" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "gribníca", "sense": "mushroom mycelium prepared for (aided) propagation", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "грибни́ца" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "micélij", "sense": "mushroom mycelium prepared for (aided) propagation", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "мице́лий" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "spora", "sense": "mushroom mycelium prepared for (aided) propagation", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "спора" }, { "code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "mushroom mycelium prepared for (aided) propagation", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "spora" }, { "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "potomǎk", "sense": "any germ or seed, even a figurative source; offspring", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "потомък" }, { "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "izčadie", "sense": "any germ or seed, even a figurative source; offspring", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "изчадие" }, { "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "any germ or seed, even a figurative source; offspring", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "výplod" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "any germ or seed, even a figurative source; offspring", "word": "lähde" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "any germ or seed, even a figurative source; offspring", "word": "alkulähde" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "any germ or seed, even a figurative source; offspring", "word": "Ausgeburt" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "any germ or seed, even a figurative source; offspring", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "Ausgeburt des Teufels" }, { "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "any germ or seed, even a figurative source; offspring", "word": "paratau" }, { "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "any germ or seed, even a figurative source; offspring", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "pomiot" }, { "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "any germ or seed, even a figurative source; offspring", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "nasienie" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "potómstvo", "sense": "any germ or seed, even a figurative source; offspring", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "пото́мство" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "vývodok", "sense": "any germ or seed, even a figurative source; offspring", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "вы́водок" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "poroždénije", "sense": "any germ or seed, even a figurative source; offspring", "tags": [ "negative", "neuter" ], "word": "порожде́ние" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "otródʹje", "sense": "any germ or seed, even a figurative source; offspring", "tags": [ "negative", "neuter" ], "word": "отро́дье" }, { "code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "any germ or seed, even a figurative source; offspring", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "potomak" }, { "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "any germ or seed, even a figurative source; offspring", "word": "nesil" }, { "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "any germ or seed, even a figurative source; offspring", "word": "soy" }, { "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "any germ or seed, even a figurative source; offspring", "word": "zürriyet" }, { "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "any germ or seed, even a figurative source; offspring", "word": "döl" } ], "word": "spawn" }
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