spawning bed
ˈspɔːnɪŋ bɛd
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Definition of spawning bed - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
metaphoricalplace that encourages growth or development
  • The city became a spawning bed for innovation.
breeding ground incubator
2.
aquaticTECH.underwater ground where fish lay eggsTECH.
  • The salmon returned to their spawning bed.
breeding ground spawning ground
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Images of spawning bed

  • spawning bed: underwater ground where fish lay eggs
    underwater ground where fish lay eggs

Expressions with spawning

spawning groundn.
place where something originates or develops
The city was a spawning ground for new ideas.
spawning arean.
place in water where fish or similar animals go to breed
The river upstream is an important spawning area for several salmon species.
spawning seasonn.
time of year when certain animals release eggs and sperm to reproduce
Fishing is restricted during the salmon spawning season to protect the population.
spawning periodn.
time of year when aquatic animals release eggs or sperm to reproduce
Fishing is restricted during the salmon spawning period to protect the population.

Expressions with bed

in bedadv.
resting or sleeping
He stayed in bed all day due to the flu.
bed downv.
lie down to sleep in a temporary place
We decided to bed down in the barn.
bed inv.
become settled and efficient in a role
It took a few weeks to bed in at the new job.
bed blockern.
patient occupying hospital bed longer than needed
The hospital is struggling with bed blockers, causing delays for new patients.
make one's bedv.
arrange the bed after sleeping in it
Every morning, I make my bed neatly.
put to bedv.
help someone, usually a child, go to sleep
She put the baby to bed at 8 PM.
get into bed withv.
lie down in a bed together with someone
Every night, I get into bed with my dog.
wet the bedv.
urinate in bed during sleep
He used to wet the bed as a child.
good in bedadj.
skilled at giving sexual pleasure
People say he is good in bed.
in bed withadj.
engaged in a sexual relationship
She was rumored to be in bed with her co-star.

Terms related to spawning bed

💡 Terms in the same lexical field: analogies, antonyms, common collocates, words with same roots, hypernyms…
spawnspawnercultivatedevelopmentencourageenvironmentfostergrowthmetaphoricalnurturefisheryhatchery

Examples of spawning bed in a sentence

  • The incubator was a spawning bed for tech startups.
  • Divers explored the spawning bed for research purposes.
  • The spawning bed was teeming with fish eggs.

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  1. French:foyer, frayère, ...
  2. German:Nährboden, Laichplatz, ...
  3. Italian:incubatore, area di deposizione, ...
  4. Spanish:semillero, cama de desove, ...
  5. Portuguese:berço, local de desova, ...
  6. Chinese:温床, 产卵床, ...
  7. Japanese:温床, 産卵床, ...
  8. Arabic:حَاضِنَة, مَكان تَفْريخ, ...
  9. Hebrew:חַמָּמָה, קַרְקַע הַשְׁרָצָה, ...
  10. Russian:инкубатор, нерестилище, ...
  11. Ukrainian:розсадник, нерестовище, ...
  12. Hindi:प्रजनन स्थल, स्पॉनिंग बेड, ...
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