dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/etc_MWT.json

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{
"etches":{
"to cut (as letters or designs) on a hard surface":{
"examples":[
"the artist etched his landscape on a copper plate"
],
"synonyms":[
"engraves",
"graves",
"incises",
"inscribes",
"insculps"
],
"near synonyms":[
"carves",
"chisels",
"sculpts",
"sculptures",
"chases",
"grooves",
"indents",
"notches",
"scores",
"traces",
"affixes",
"impresses"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to produce a vivid impression of":{
"examples":[
"in just a few pages the writer etched an unforgettable portrait of one of the more remarkable First Ladies"
],
"synonyms":[
"brands",
"engraves",
"impresses",
"imprints",
"infixes",
"ingrains",
"engrains"
],
"near synonyms":[
"enroots",
"imbues",
"implants",
"inculcates",
"infuses",
"instills",
"fixes",
"sets",
"stamps"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blots out",
"erases",
"expunges",
"obliterates"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in etchings , engravings":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"engravings",
"etchings",
"depictions",
"images",
"likenesses",
"portraits",
"representations",
"aquatints",
"charcoals",
"line drawings",
"pastels",
"watercolors",
"caricatures",
"doodles",
"illustrations",
"blueprints",
"contours",
"figures",
"outlines",
"silhouettes",
"cartoons",
"delineations",
"drawings",
"sketches"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"etceteras":{
"small useful items":{
"examples":[
"tossed his razor, shaving cream, and assorted etceteras into his toiletry bag"
],
"synonyms":[
"notion",
"novelties",
"odds and ends",
"sundries"
],
"near synonyms":[
"baubles",
"bric-a-brac",
"gewgaws",
"geegaws",
"knickknacks",
"nicknacks",
"trinkets",
"gadgets",
"gimmicks",
"jiggers",
"hodgepodge",
"miscellany",
"variety"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"etch":{
"to cut (as letters or designs) on a hard surface":{
"examples":[
"the artist etched his landscape on a copper plate"
],
"synonyms":[
"engrave",
"grave",
"incise",
"inscribe",
"insculp"
],
"near synonyms":[
"carve",
"chisel",
"sculpt",
"sculpture",
"chase",
"groove",
"indent",
"notch",
"score",
"trace",
"affix",
"impress"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to produce a vivid impression of":{
"examples":[
"in just a few pages the writer etched an unforgettable portrait of one of the more remarkable First Ladies"
],
"synonyms":[
"brand",
"engrave",
"impress",
"imprint",
"infix",
"ingrain",
"engrain"
],
"near synonyms":[
"enroot",
"imbue",
"implant",
"inculcate",
"infuse",
"instill",
"fix",
"set",
"stamp"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blot out",
"erase",
"expunge",
"obliterate"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in etching , engraving":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"engraving",
"etching",
"depiction",
"image",
"likeness",
"portrait",
"representation",
"aquatint",
"charcoal",
"line drawing",
"pastel",
"watercolor",
"caricature",
"doodle",
"illustration",
"blueprint",
"contour",
"figure",
"outline",
"silhouette",
"cartoon",
"delineation",
"drawing",
"sketch"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"etched":{
"to cut (as letters or designs) on a hard surface":{
"examples":[
"the artist etched his landscape on a copper plate"
],
"synonyms":[
"engraved",
"graved",
"incised",
"inscribed",
"insculped"
],
"near synonyms":[
"carved",
"chiseled",
"chiselled",
"sculpted",
"sculptured",
"chased",
"grooved",
"indented",
"notched",
"scored",
"traced",
"affixed",
"impressed"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to produce a vivid impression of":{
"examples":[
"in just a few pages the writer etched an unforgettable portrait of one of the more remarkable First Ladies"
],
"synonyms":[
"branded",
"engraved",
"impressed",
"imprinted",
"infixed",
"ingrained",
"engrained"
],
"near synonyms":[
"enrooted",
"imbued",
"implanted",
"inculcated",
"infused",
"instilled",
"fixed",
"set",
"stamped"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blotted out",
"erased",
"expunged",
"obliterated"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
}
}