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Spawn

To produce or deposit (eggs), as fishes or frogs do.

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Broader term 4

Cause 76% connected

That which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Egg 76% connected

The oval or roundish body laid by domestic poultry and other birds, tortoises, etc. It consists of a yolk, usually surrounded by the "white" or album…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Lay 76% connected

of Lie, to recline.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Make 76% connected

A companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Narrower term 1

Roe 76% connected

A roebuck. See Roebuck.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Manner of action 1

Spat 76% connected

imp. of Spit.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 2

Spawner 74% connected

A mature female fish.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Spawner 74% connected

A mature female fish.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 2

Breed 92% connected

To produce as offspring; to bring forth; to bear; to procreate; to generate; to beget; to hatch.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Engender 92% connected

To produce by the union of the sexes; to beget.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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