bleach
to make whiter or lighter in color, as by exposure to sunlight or a chemical agent; remove the color from.
Photography. to convert (the silver image of a negative or print) to a silver halide, either to remove the image or to change its tone.
to become whiter or lighter in color.
a bleaching agent.
degree of paleness achieved in bleaching.
an act of bleaching.
Origin of bleach
1synonym study For bleach
Other words from bleach
- bleach·a·ble, adjective
- bleach·a·bil·i·ty, noun
- half-bleached, adjective
- non·bleach, noun
- o·ver·bleach, verb
- re·bleach, verb
- sem·i·bleached, adjective
- un·bleached, adjective
- un·bleach·ing, adjective
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How to use bleach in a sentence
To start, she says, stop using so much bleach, and just use a good-smelling soap.
5 ways to chase the bad 2020 vibes out of your home | Elizabeth Mayhew | January 7, 2021 | Washington PostIt is described as 40 percent more effective per load than chlorine bleach alone.
Powerful stain removers to fight tough blemishes | PopSci Commerce Team | January 6, 2021 | Popular-ScienceFinally, think about sheets that have gone through a natural dye process, forgoing bleach and other chemicals.
Best sheets: Choose the right bed linens for a good night’s sleep | Carsen Joenk | December 18, 2020 | Popular-ScienceShe wiped everything down with bleach — door handles, dresser, windowsill.
“We Don’t Even Know Who Is Dead or Alive”: Trapped Inside an Assisted Living Facility During the Pandemic | by Ava Kofman | November 30, 2020 | ProPublicaToilet brushesMost plastic-bristle toilet brushes can last up to a year if you spray them with bleach cleaner before placing them in their receptacle after each use, McGee says.
When to replace smoke detectors, sponges, pillows and more, according to experts | Daniel Bortz | November 10, 2020 | Washington Post
Because the American film industry is based in the sun bleached sands of Southern California, movies rarely feature snow.
Dinner at Nitehawk Cinema: ‘Christmas Vacation’ and a Beer in a Pear Tree | Rich Goldstein | December 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWith bleached eyebrows and a light-pink tinted blunt bob—close to that of Jane Jetson—models sported a futuristic look.
Marc Jacobs is on Cloud Nine at New York Fashion Week | Erin Cunningham | February 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the next, you go Little Mermaid style, draping your bleached-blonde weave over your bosoms.
Amanda Bynes’s Topless Bathroom Photo Shoot: A Dramatization | Kevin Fallon | May 2, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTEven today, the hill is still covered with bleached British bones.
‘A War for No Wise Purpose’: Afghanistan Defeats the West Again | William Dalrymple | April 17, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe topless bleached blondes who pose with their legs spread, supposedly condemning rape, particularly offend me.
A large, broad-shouldered young man, with hair sun-bleached to a ruddy yellow, had alighted from a buggy and entered the office.
Scattergood Baines | Clarence Budington KellandWhat I had taken for grave-clothes was a covering formed from the growth of their bleached and tangled locks.
Urania | Camille FlammarionBut seest thou these links of the bleached bone carved with these secret symbols?
Papers from Overlook-House | Casper AlmoreIf it is intended to produce bleached straw, stalks having stems about two inches long are selected.
Philippine Mats | Hugo H. MillerThe town lies on the edge of the Athi Plains, a broad sweep of sun-bleached grass veldt many miles in extent.
In Africa | John T. McCutcheon
British Dictionary definitions for bleach
/ (bliːtʃ) /
to make or become white or colourless, as by exposure to sunlight, by the action of chemical agents, etc
a bleaching agent
the degree of whiteness resulting from bleaching
the act of bleaching
Origin of bleach
1Derived forms of bleach
- bleachable, adjective
- bleacher, noun
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Scientific definitions for bleach
[ blēch ]
A chemical agent used to whiten or remove color from textiles, paper, food, and other substances and materials. Chlorine, sodium hypochlorite, and hydrogen peroxide are bleaches. Bleaches remove color by oxidation or reduction.
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