hatched — adj. [p. p. from {hatch}, v. i.] produced from an egg. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hatched — index illusory Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Hatched — Hatch Hatch (h[a^]ch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hatched} (h[a^]cht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hatching}.] [F. hacher to chop, hack. See {Hash}.] 1. To cross with lines in a peculiar manner in drawing and engraving. See {Hatching}. [1913 Webster] Shall win… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hatched — un·hatched; … English syllables
hatched — Synonyms and related words: bearing, born, calved, cast, concocted, cooked up, dropped, fabricated, fabulous, fancied, fantasied, fantastic, fictional, fictitious, figmental, foaled, forged, given birth, giving birth, invented, legendary, made up … Moby Thesaurus
hatched — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. contrived, concluded, devised; see planned … English dictionary for students
hatched — hætʃ n. brood of hatchlings; emergence from an egg; opening in a wall or floor, opening through which passengers or cargo may pass (especially in a ship); door covering such an opening, trapdoor v. emerge from an egg; cause to come out of an… … English contemporary dictionary
hatched — adjective 1. emerged from an egg • Similar to: ↑born 2. shaded by means of fine parallel or crossed lines • Syn: ↑crosshatched • Similar to: ↑shaded … Useful english dictionary
Half-hatched — ( h[a^]cht ), a. Imperfectly hatched; as, half hatched eggs. Gay. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
don’t count your chickens before they are hatched — An instruction not to make, or act upon, an assumption (usually favourable) which might turn out to be wrong. The metaphorical phrase to count one’s chickens is also used. c 1570 T. HOWELL New Sonnets C2 Counte not thy Chickens that vnhatched be … Proverbs new dictionary
count one's chickens before they're hatched — {v. phr.}, {informal} To depend on getting a profit or gain before you have it; make plans that suppose something will happen; be too sure that something will happen. Usually used in negative sentences. * /When Jim said that he would be made… … Dictionary of American idioms
