Associations to the word «Bleach»

BLEACH, adjective. (archaic) Pale; bleak.

BLEACH, verb. (transitive) To treat with bleach, especially so as to whiten (fabric, paper, etc.) or lighten (hair).

BLEACH, verb. (intransitive) (biology) (of corals) to lose color due to stress-induced expulsion of symbiotic unicellular algae.

BLEACH, noun. (uncountable) A chemical, such as sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide, or a preparation of such a chemical, used for disinfecting or whitening.

BLEACH, noun. (countable) A variety of bleach.

BLEACH, noun. An act of bleaching; exposure to the sun.

BLEACH, noun. A disease of the skin.

BLEACH, noun. The whiteness that results from removing the color from something; "a complete bleach usually requires several applications".

BLEACH, noun. An agent that makes things white or colorless.

BLEACH, noun. The act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent).

BLEACH, verb. Remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt".

BLEACH, verb. Make whiter or lighter; "bleach the laundry".