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- pronunciation:
- blaench
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to turn pale.
He blanched at the sight of so much blood.- synonyms:
- etiolate, pale, whiten
- similar words:
- bleach, blench, fade, gray
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
blanches, blanching, blanched |
| definition 1: |
to remove color from; make white; bleach.
They blanch this wood before turning it into table tops.- synonyms:
- bleach, blench, lighten, whiten
- antonyms:
- color, darken
- similar words:
- dim, dull, fade, gray, pale
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| definition 2: |
to boil or scald (food) briefly, as in removing the skins of nuts and fruits or preparing fruits and vegetables for freezing.
Blanch the vegetables in boiling water for one minute.You need to blanch the almonds before adding them to the mixture.- synonyms:
- parboil, scald
- similar words:
- boil, cook
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| definition 3: |
of plants, to prevent from becoming green by cutting off light.
- synonyms:
- blench, etiolate, whiten
- similar words:
- bleach
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| definition 4: |
to make pale, as from illness or fear.
- synonyms:
- blench, pale
- similar words:
- lighten, sickly
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