etching

etching is a 7-letter English word with 7 senses as noun and transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: of Etch. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 15 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. present participle. of Etch
2. noun. The act, art, or practice of engraving by means of acid which eats away lines or surfaces left unprotected in metal, glass, or the like. See Etch, v. t.
3. transitive verb. A design carried out by means of the above process; a pattern on metal, glass, etc., produced by etching.
4. transitive verb. An impression on paper, parchment, or other material, taken in ink from an etched plate.
5. noun. making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them

   Synonyms: engraving

6. noun. an etched plate made with the use of acid
7. noun. an impression made from an etched plate

Synonyms

engraving

Common word forms

etch, etchings

Words from these letters

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