Hatch

Common American surname

Hatch functions as both noun and verb around the idea of emergence or opening.

Eggs hatch when the creature inside breaks through the shell; to hatch eggs is to incubate them until this happens.

By extension, to hatch a plan or scheme is to devise it, as if bringing it into existence.

A hatch is also an opening in a floor, deck, or roof, typically with a hinged cover—hence the nautical command batten down the hatches meaning to secure everything before a storm.

emergence

egg

Reproductive cell in shell

chickYoung bird, especially poultry
incubateWarm until hatching
broodHatchlings as a group

nestling · crack · shell · embryo · fledgling · peep · clutch · yolk · pip · duckling

scheme

plot

Storyline or land parcel

planDetailed proposal for achieving
deviseCreate through ingenuity
concoctInvent or devise

conceive · conspire · mastermind · scheme · brew · contrive · formulate · orchestrate · cook up · dream up

door

trapdoor

Hinged floor panel

openingGap or start
lidRemovable container cover
compartmentEnclosed subdivision of space

deck · submarine · aircraft · escape · portal · access · panel · submarine · bulkhead · cover

shading

crosshatch

Intersecting line pattern

linesStrokes connecting two points
etchingAcid-incised metal print
engravingCarving into hard surfaces

texture · parallel · drawing · illustration · technique · ink · stipple · strokes · sketch · woodcut

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egg

plot

trapdoor

crosshatch

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