Dictionary Check: etch

"etch" is a valid word!

Scrabble 9 points
Words with Friends 9 points

Definition

verb

make an etching of

Example: "He etched her image into the surface"
verb

cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible

Example: "a face etched with pain"
verb

carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block

Example: "engrave a letter"
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verb

carve or cut a design or letters into

Example: "engrave the pen with the owner's name"
Synonyms:
verb

selectively dissolve the surface of (a semiconductor or printed circuit) with a solvent, laser, or stream of electrons

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