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etch-a-sketch

etch-a-sketch is the alternative form of Etch A Sketch.

Meaning of Etch A Sketch

Proper noun

Etch A Sketch

  1. A mechanical drawing toy operated by two knobs moving an enclosed stylus horizontally and vertically.
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Proper noun (1) capitalized: Etch-A-Sketch

Etch-A-Sketch

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of Etch A Sketch.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Etch-a-Sketch

Etch-a-Sketch

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of Etch A Sketch.

Questions about etch-a-sketch

What is etch-a-sketch the alternative form of?
Etch-a-sketch is the alternative form of Etch A Sketch.
What part of speech is etch-a-sketch?
Etch-a-sketch is a proper noun.

Words near etch-a-sketch in the dictionary

  1. etc.
  2. etcetera
  3. etceteras
  4. etch
  5. Etch A Sketch
  6. etch-a-sketch
  7. etchable
  8. etchant
  9. etchants
  10. Etchareottine
  11. Etchareottines

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Adapted from Wiktionary: etch-a-sketch (page history and authors); Etch-A-Sketch (page history and authors); Etch-a-Sketch (page history and authors); Etch A Sketch (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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