{
  "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"
    ]
  }
}