hatch

I

v

1. bring forth, brood, incubate, sit, set, cover.

2. pip, come forth, break out, emerge.

3. devise, concoct, contrive, plan, scheme; coin, Inf. cook up, design; create, produce, conceive, dream up, imagine; invent, cast, forge, spin; develop, mature, evolve; formulate, fashion, make up, originate, compose.

n

4. brood, nest, get, clutch, Rare. nide, Rare. aerie; covey, bevy, exaltation.

II

n

1. opening, porthole, peephole, outlet, escape, door; small door, trap door, wicket, Naut. booby hatch, Naut. scuttle, bulkhead, hatchway, cel-larway.

2. cover, lid, top, cap.

3. bin, crib, hutch, caddy, hold; compartment, hamper, casket.