ETCHES Synonyms

• a large number or amount

• form by carving

• engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface

• cut to pieces

• an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge

• engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud

• deprive somebody of something by deceit

• carve with a chisel

• separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument

• fashioned or shaped by cutting

• made neat and tidy by trimming

• (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine

• (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit

• a share of the profits

• (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next

• a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation

• a step on some scale

• a wound made by cutting

• a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass

• a remark capable of wounding mentally

• a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc

• the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage

• the style in which a garment is cut

• a canal made by erosion or excavation

• a refusal to recognize someone you know

• in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball

• (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball

• the division of a deck of cards before dealing

• the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge

• the act of cutting something into parts

• the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends

• the act of reducing the amount or number

• an unexcused absence from class

• with parts removed

• (of a male animal) having the testicles removed

• (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply

• mixed with water

• separate with or as if with an instrument

• cut down on; make a reduction in

• turn sharply; change direction abruptly

• make an incision or separation

• discharge from a group

• form by probing, penetrating, or digging

• style and tailor in a certain fashion

• hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction

• make out and issue

• cut and assemble the components of

• intentionally fail to attend

• be able to manage or manage successfully

• give the appearance or impression of

• move (one's fist)

• pass directly and often in haste

• pass through or across

• make an abrupt change of image or sound

• stop filming

• make a recording of

• record a performance on (a medium)

• create by duplicating data

• form or shape by cutting or incising

• perform or carry out

• function as a cutting instrument

• allow incision or separation

• divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult

• cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch

• reap or harvest

• fell by sawing; hew

• penetrate injuriously

• refuse to acknowledge

• shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of

• weed out unwanted or unnecessary things

• dissolve by breaking down the fat of

• have a reducing effect

• cease, stop

• reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

• lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture

• have grow through the gums

• grow through the gums

• cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)

• carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface

• impress or affect deeply

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

• carve or cut a design or letters into

• the act of coercing someone into government service

• have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

• impress positively

• produce or try to produce a vivid impression of

• mark or stamp with or as if with pressure

• reproduce by printing

• take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship

• dye (fabric) before it is spun

• a distinctive influence

• a concavity in a surface produced by pressing

• an identification of a publisher; a publisher's name along with the date and address and edition that is printed at the bottom of the title page

• an impression produced by pressure or printing

• a device produced by pressure on a surface

• establish or impress firmly in the mind

• mark or stamp with or as if with pressure

• make an incision into by carving or cutting

• carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface

• register formally as a participant or member

• draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible

• write, engrave, or print as a lasting record

• mark with one's signature

• convert ordinary language into code

• address, (a work of literature) in a style less formal than a dedication

• an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off

• a depression scratched or carved into a surface

• informal terms for money

• a competitor who has withdrawn from competition

• a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game

• dry mash for poultry

• a harsh noise made by scraping

• poor handwriting

• (golf) a handicap of zero strokes

• an indication of damage

• cause friction

• cut the surface of; wear away the surface of

• scrape or rub as if to relieve itching

• postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled

• remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line

• gather (money or other resources) together over time

• carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface

• the distinctive form in which a thing is made

• a type or class

• a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving

• a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that postal fees have been paid

• something that can be used as an official medium of payment

• a small piece of adhesive paper that is put on an object to show that a government tax has been paid

• machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores

• a block or die used to imprint a mark or design

• a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents

• walk heavily

• to mark, or produce an imprint in or on something

• reveal clearly as having a certain character

• affix a stamp to

• treat or classify according to a mental stereotype

• destroy or extinguish as if by stamping with the foot

• form or cut out with a mold, form, or die

• crush or grind with a heavy instrument

• raise in a relief

• carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface

• impress or affect deeply

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

• carve or cut a design or letters into