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Showing words for ETCHED using the English dictionary

6 Letter Words for Etched

etched, teched

5 Letter Words for Etched

cheet, eched, hecte, theed

4 Letter Words for Etched

cede, cete, chee, deet, eche, echt, eech, ehed, etch, ethe, hede, heed, hete, tche, tech, teed, thed, thee

3 Letter Words for Etched

cee, che, cte, dec, dee, det, ech, ect, edh, eec, etc, eth, hed, hee, het, tch, tec, ted, tee, thd, the

Definitions for Etched

[1] to cut, bite, or corrode with an acid or the like; engrave with an acid or the like, as to form a design in furrows that when charged with ink will give an impression on paper.
[2] to produce (a design, image, etc.) by this method, as on copper or glass.
[3] to outline clearly or sharply; delineate, as a person's features or character.
[4] to fix permanently in or implant firmly on the mind; root in the memory: Our last conversation is etched in my memory.
[5] Geology . to cut (a feature) into the surface of the earth by means of erosion: A deep canyon was etched into the land by the river's rushing waters.
[6] to practice the art of etching.
[7] Printing . an acid used for etching.
[8] (tr) to wear away the surface of (a metal, glass, etc) by chemical action, esp the action of an acid
[9] to cut or corrode (a design, decoration, etc) on (a metal or other plate to be used for printing) by using the action of acid on parts not covered by wax or other acid-resistant coating
[10] (tr) to cut with or as if with a sharp implement he etched his name on the table
[11] (tr; usually passive) to imprint vividly the event was etched on her memory

Words related to Etched

etchportray, depict, ingrain, stamp, inscribe, imprint, engrave, incise, delineate, represent, execute, cut, erode, outline, picture, impress, describe, reduce, corrode, compose

Words nearby Etched

etchetaoin shrdlu, etatism, etc., etcetera, etceteras, etch, etchant, etched in stone, etching, etching ground, etd

Origin of Etched

1625–35; < Dutch etsen < German ätzen to etch, orig. cause to eat; cognate with Old English ettan to graze; akin to eat

Other words from Etched

etch·er , noun
un·etched , adjective

Word origin for Etched

C17: from Dutch etsen, from Old High German azzen to feed, bite

Synonyms for Etched

depict, engrave, imprint, incise, ingrain, inscribe, portray, stamp, compose, corrode, cut, define, delineate, describe, erode, execute, furrow, grave, impress, outline, picture, reduce, represent, eat into, set forth