Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To remove the color from, as by means of chemical agents or sunlight.
- intransitive verb To make white or colorless.
- intransitive verb To whiten by causing the death or expulsion of algal symbionts from (coral).
- intransitive verb To act as or use a bleach.
- intransitive verb To become white as a result of the loss of algal symbionts, usually following an environmental stress such as increased water temperature. Used of coral.
- noun A chemical agent used for bleaching.
- noun The act of bleaching.
- noun The degree of bleaching obtained.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pale.
- Bleak.
- To make white or whiter by removing color; whiten; blanch; make pale; specifically, to whiten (as linen, etc.) by washing and exposure to the action of the air and sunlight, or by chemical preparations. See
bleaching . - Synonyms Blanch, etc. See
whiten . - To become white in any manner; become pale or colorless.
- To become morally pure.
- noun Blacking; any substance used for blacking.
- noun An abbreviation of ‘bleaching-powder,’ or chlorid of lime.
- noun A disease of the skin. Holland, tr. of Pliny.
- noun An act of bleaching; exposure to the sun or other bleaching agency or influence.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To make white, or whiter; to remove the color, or stains, from; to blanch; to whiten.
- intransitive verb To grow white or lose color; to whiten.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
disease of theskin . - noun An act of
bleaching ;exposure to the sun. - verb transitive To treat with bleach, especially so as to
whiten (fabric, paper, etc) orlighten (hair). - verb intransitive, biology to lose color due to stress-induced expulsion of
symbiotic unicellularalgae . - noun uncountable A chemical, such as
sodium hypochlorite orhydrogen peroxide , or a preparation of such a chemical, used fordisinfecting orwhitening . - noun countable A
variety of bleach. - adjective archaic
Pale ;bleak .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent)
- noun an agent that makes things white or colorless
- verb make whiter or lighter
- noun the whiteness that results from removing the color from something
- verb remove color from
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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He was between hay and grass, barely old enough to drive, and he had what they called bleach-blond hair, like one of them rock musicians.
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He was between hay and grass, barely old enough to drive, and he had what they called bleach-blond hair, like one of them rock musicians.
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# Davidon 15 Jan 2009 at 5: 07 pm iv got death note and bleach is gd as well
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Curses! There goes the sequel 2009
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After fatally stabbing a Northwest D.C. man 30 times and leaving his naked body slung over his bed and drenched in bleach, the assailant used the victim's credit card to buy a soda at a nearby CVS and a ticket for a movie at a Silver Spring theater, a District homicide detective testified Friday.
Man accused of fatally stabbing victim, using his credit card, held in D.C. jail Keith L. Alexander 2010
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Re: #115 ~ Industrial strength 55 gallon drums of brain bleach, for sale cheap!
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Good luck, Leigh, and keep the brain bleach close; with Rapelay, you might need it in great quantities.
RapeLay: The Response SVGL 2009
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After fatally stabbing a Northwest D.C. man 30 times and leaving his naked body slung over his bed and drenched in bleach, the assailant used the victim's credit card to buy a soda at a nearby CVS and a ticket for a movie at a Silver Spring theater, a District homicide detective testified Friday.
Man accused of fatally stabbing victim, using his credit card, held in D.C. jail Keith L. Alexander 2010
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A bleach is a chemical that removes colors or whitens, often via oxidation.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Seriously? 2009
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After fatally stabbing a Northwest D.C. man 30 times and leaving his naked body slung over his bed and drenched in bleach, the assailant used the victim's credit card to buy a soda at a nearby CVS and a ticket for a movie at a Silver Spring theater, a District homicide detective testified Friday.
Man accused of fatally stabbing victim, using his credit card, held in D.C. jail Keith L. Alexander 2010
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May need brain bleach for that image so close to bed time
The Essence of the Humperdinck! rabid1st 2009
hernesheir commented on the word bleach
A blow. Buchan (Scots) dialect.
May 26, 2011