Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of spawn is as below...

Spawner :: Spawner (n.) A mature female fish.

Spawn :: Spawn (v. i.) To deposit eggs, as fish or frogs do..

Spawn :: Spawn (v. t.) The ova, or eggs, of fishes, oysters, and other aquatic animals..

Spawning :: Spawning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spaw.

Kelt :: Kelt (n.) A salmon after spawning.

Run :: Run (n.) The act of migrating, or ascending a river to spawn; -- said of fish; also, an assemblage or school of fishes which migrate, or ascend a river for the purpose of spawning..

Kipper :: Kipper (n.) A salmon after spawning.

Shad :: Shad (n. sing. & pl.) Any one of several species of food fishes of the Herring family. The American species (Clupea sapidissima), which is abundant on the Atlantic coast and ascends the larger rivers in spring to spawn, is an important market fish. The European allice shad, or alose (C. alosa), and the twaite shad. (C. finta), are less important species..

Run :: Run (v. i.) To migrate or move in schools; -- said of fish; esp., to ascend a river in order to spawn..

Spat :: Spat (v. i. & t.) To emit spawn; to emit, as spawn..

Blackfish :: Blackfish (n.) The female salmon in the spawning season.

Catadromous :: Catadromous (a.) Living in fresh water, and going to the sea to spawn; -- opposed to anadromous, and said of the eel..

Ruche :: Ruche (n.) A pile of arched tiles, used to catch and retain oyster spawn..

Trout :: Trout (n.) Any one of numerous species of fishes belonging to Salmo, Salvelinus, and allied genera of the family Salmonidae. They are highly esteemed as game fishes and for the quality of their flesh. All the species breed in fresh water, but after spawning many of them descend to the sea if they have an opportunity..

Aeration :: Aeration (n.) Exposure to the free action of the air; airing; as, aeration of soil, of spawn, etc..

Spawn :: Spawn (v. t.) Any product or offspring; -- used contemptuously.

Kipper :: Kipper (n.) A salmon split open, salted, and dried or smoked; -- so called because salmon after spawning were usually so cured, not being good when fresh..

Spawn :: Spawn (v. t.) To produce or deposit (eggs), as fishes or frogs do..

Ergot :: Ergot (n.) The mycelium or spawn of this fungus infecting grains of rye and wheat. It is a powerful remedial agent, and also a dangerous poison, and is used as a means of hastening childbirth, and to arrest bleeding..

Smelt :: Smelt (n.) Any one of numerous species of small silvery salmonoid fishes of the genus Osmerus and allied genera, which ascend rivers to spawn, and sometimes become landlocked in lakes. They are esteemed as food, and have a peculiar odor and taste..

Random Fonts

Most Popular