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blanched definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb blanch Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb blanch Entailment of verb blanch Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb blanch 2 senses of blanch Sense 1 pale, blanch, blench => discolor, discolour, colour, color Sense 2 blanch, parboil => cook Familiarity of verb blanch blanch used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb blanch Sense 1 pale, blanch, blench => discolor, discolour, colour, color -------------- Sense 2 blanch, parboil => cook -------------- Overview of verb blanch The verb blanch has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) pale, blanch, blench -- (turn pale, as if in fear) 2. blanch, parboil -- (cook briefly; as of vegetables; "Parboil the beans before freezing them") Overview of adj blanched The adj blanched has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) ashen, blanched, bloodless, livid, white -- (ash-colored or anemic looking from illness or emotion; "a face turned ashen"; "the invalid's blanched cheeks"; "tried to speak with bloodless lips"; "a face livid with shock"; "lips...livid with the hue of death"- Mary W. Shelley; "lips white with terror"; "a face white with rage") 2. etiolate, etiolated, blanched -- ((especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light; "etiolated celery") Antonyms of adj blanched 2 senses of blanched Sense 1 ashen, blanched, bloodless, livid, white INDIRECT (VIA colorless) -> colorful, colourful Sense 2 etiolate, etiolated, blanched INDIRECT (VIA colorless) -> colorful, colourful Similarity of adj blanched 2 senses of blanched Sense 1 ashen, blanched, bloodless, livid, white => colorless (vs. colorful), colourless Sense 2 etiolate, etiolated, blanched => colorless (vs. colorful), colourless Attributes of adj blanched Familiarity of adj blanched blanched used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj blanched blanched Overview of verb blanch The verb blanch has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) pale, blanch, blench -- (turn pale, as if in fear) 2. blanch, parboil -- (cook briefly; as of vegetables; "Parboil the beans before freezing them") Overview of adj blanched The adj blanched has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) ashen, blanched, bloodless, livid, white -- (ash-colored or anemic looking from illness or emotion; "a face turned ashen"; "the invalid's blanched cheeks"; "tried to speak with bloodless lips"; "a face livid with shock"; "lips...livid with the hue of death"- Mary W. Shelley; "lips white with terror"; "a face white with rage") 2. etiolate, etiolated, blanched -- ((especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light; "etiolated celery")
blanched definition
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