Related Searches
Nearby Words
etching
[ech-ing] 
Rader's Engraving www.engraving.cc/ Signs, Awards, Giftware & Engraving Fast Turnaround Time
Glass Act www.theglassact.net/ Buy the Best Personalized Gifts for Weddings or Any Occasion
Art.com: Art Print Shop www.art.com/ Finest Quality Art Prints & Posters Custom Framing Available!
Ads
| Main Entry: |
etch
[ech]
|
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | carve |
| Synonyms: | compose, corrode, cut, define, delineate, depict, describe, eat into, engrave, erode, execute, furrow, grave, impress, imprint, incise, ingrain, inscribe, outline, picture, portray, reduce, represent, set forth, stamp |
Custom Engraved Awards www.cteawards.com/ Quality awards, plaques & nametags Free layout & engraving included
Early American Prints www.printsbynoah.com/ Pennsylvania Dutch Inspired Birth and Baptismal Certificates
Ads
| Main Entry: | bite |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | corrode, eat away |
| Synonyms: | burn, consume, decay, decompose, deteriorate, dissolve, eat into, engrave, erode, etch, oxidize, rot, rust, scour, sear, slash, smart, sting, tingle, wear away |
| Main Entry: | carve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cut carefully with sharp instrument |
| Synonyms: | block out, chip, chisel, cleave, dissect, dissever, divide, engrave, etch, fashion, form, grave, hack, hew, incise, indent, insculpt, model, mold, mould, pattern, rough-hew, sculpt, shape, slash, slice, stipple, sunder, tool, trim, whittle |
| Main Entry: | define |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give description |
| Synonyms: | ascertain, assign, call a spade a spade, characterize, construe, decide, delineate, denominate, denote, describe, designate, detail, determine, dub, elucidate, entitle, etch, exemplify, explain, expound, formalize, illustrate, interpret, label, lay it out, nail it down, name, prescribe, represent, specify, spell out, tag, translate |
| Antonyms: | confuse, distort, tangle, twist |
| Main Entry: | draw |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | create a likeness in a picture |
| Synonyms: | caricature, chart, compose, crayon, delineate, depict, describe, design, draft, engrave, etch, express, form, formulate, frame, graph, limn, map out, mark, model, outline, paint, pencil, portray, prepare, profile, sketch, trace, write |
| Main Entry: | drawing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | illustration |
| Synonyms: | cartoon, commercial art, comp, delineation, depiction, design, doodle, etching, graphics, layout, likeness, outline, painting, picture, portrayal, representation, sketch, storyboard, study, tracing, work of art |
| Main Entry: | emboss |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | imprint |
| Synonyms: | adorn, carve, decorate, etch, impress, punch, sculpt, stamp |
| Main Entry: | engrave |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | carve letters or designs into |
| Synonyms: | bite, burn, chase, chisel, crosshatch, cut, diaper, embed, enchase, etch, fix, grave, hatch, impress, imprint, infix, ingrain, initial, inscribe, instill, intaglio, lithograph, lodge, mezzotint, ornament, print, scratch, stipple |
| Main Entry: | engraving |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | carving of letters or design into something |
| Synonyms: | blocking, chasing, chiselling, cutting, dry point, enchasing, etching, illustration, impression, inscribing, inscription, intaglio, lithograph, mezzotint, photoengraving, photogravure, print, rotogravure, scratch, woodcut |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2012 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2012 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
