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bleach

noun verb

the act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent)

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Word length
6
Starts with
B
Ends with
H
Contains
LE
Scrabble score
13

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noun

  1. the act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent)

noun

  1. the whiteness that results from removing the color from something

    “a complete bleach usually requires several applications”

noun

  1. an agent that makes things white or colorless

verb

  1. make whiter or lighter

    “bleach the laundry”

verb

  1. cause to become white or lighter in color

    “The sun bleached the red shirt”

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Example Sentences

a complete bleach usually requires several applications
bleach the laundry
The sun bleached the red shirt

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