English dictionary
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English noun: bleach | |||
| 1. | bleach (attribute) the whiteness that results from removing the color from something | ||
| Samples | A complete bleach usually requires several applications. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | white, whiteness | ||
| 2. | bleach (substance) an agent that makes things white or colorless | ||
| Synonyms | blanching agent, bleaching agent, whitener | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | agent | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | benzoyl peroxide, bleaching powder, calcium hypochlorite, chloride of lime, chlorinated lime, chlorine dioxide, chlorine water, Clorox, sodium hypochlorite | ||
| Substance meronym | bleach liquor, liquid bleach | ||
| 3. | bleach (act) the act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lightening, whitening | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | etiolation | ||
English verb: bleach | |||
| 1. | bleach (change) remove color from | ||
| Samples | The sun bleached the red shirt. | ||
| Synonyms | bleach out, decolor, decolorise, decolorize, decolour, decolourise, decolourize, discolorise, discolorize, discolourise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | discolor | ||
| 2. | bleach (change) make whiter or lighter | ||
| Samples | Bleach the laundry. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | white, whiten | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | peroxide | ||
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