hatching

(noun) the production of young from an egg. Synonyms: hatch.

(noun) shading consisting of multiple crossing lines. Synonyms: hatch, crosshatch, hachure.

(verb) emerge from the eggs. Synonyms: hatch. Example: "Young birds, fish, and reptiles hatch."

(verb) devise or invent. Synonyms: think up, think of, dream up, hatch, concoct. Examples: "He thought up a plan to get rich quickly." "No-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software."

(verb) inlay with narrow strips or lines of a different substance such as gold or silver, for the purpose of decorating. Synonyms: hatch.

(verb) draw, cut, or engrave lines, usually parallel, on metal, wood, or paper. Synonyms: hatch. Example: "Hatch the sheet."

(verb) sit on (eggs). Synonyms: brood, hatch, cover, incubate. Examples: "Birds brood." "The female covers the eggs."