Etch-A-Sketch

etch

— verb make an etching of He etched her image into the surface — verb cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible a face etched with pain the leafless branches etched against the sky — verb selectively dissolve the surface of (a semiconductor or printed circuit) with a solvent, laser, or stream of electrons — verb (= engrave) carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block engrave a letter — verb (= engrave) carve or cut a design or letters into engrave the pen with the owner's name

a Determinative

— A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type. Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".

a Noun

— A is the first letter of the alphabet. The letter "a" comes before "b". — In some schools, an A is a very high grade. Ron got an A on his earth science test.

sketch Noun

— A sketch is a simple drawing. The artist made a quick sketch before he started painting the real picture. Here is a sketch of an aeroplane. — A sketch is a quick description of a person, or of something that happened. He gave me a sketch of the incident, stating only the main facts. — A sketch is a short piece of acting, usually funny. The best part was the three-minute sketch about the cowboy who couldn't ride a horse.

sketch Verb

— If you sketch something, you make a quick drawing of it using a pencil or a pen. I sketched his face quickly before he woke up. — If you sketch something, you describe it without many details. The policeman asked me to sketch the accident while he took notes of what I said.