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bleach

/ bleach /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent)
Type of:
whitening lightening
Kinds of:
etiolation
noun Sense 2
the whiteness that results from removing the color from something
"a complete bleach usually requires several applications"
Type of:
white whiteness
Derived:
bleach out decolor decolour decolorize decolourize
verb Sense 3
make whiter or lighter
"bleach the laundry"
Type of:
whiten white
Kinds of:
peroxide
Derived:
bleaching agent blanching agent whitener bleacher
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
remove color from
"The sun bleached the red shirt"
Type of:
discolor
Derived:
bleacher
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 5
an agent that makes things white or colorless
Type of:
agent
Kinds of:
benzoyl peroxide bleaching powder chlorinated lime chloride of lime calcium hypochlorite
Has parts:
bleach liquor liquid bleach
Derived:
whiten white
Semantic Complexity
79%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
29
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

whitening lightening etiolation white whiteness whiten peroxide discolor agent benzoyl peroxide bleaching powder chlorinated lime