bleka — meaning in English
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English meaning
- blanch verb To grow or become white.
- bleach noun A chemical used to whiten fabric or disinfect surfaces by removing colour or killing germs.
- pollock noun A lean, white-fleshed marine fish related to cod, widely used in fish fingers and fast food.
- whiten verb (To cause) to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch.
Senses
bleka is used for these senses in English:
- blanch (transitive, figuratively) To give a favorable appearance to; to whitewash; to whiten;
- bleach (transitive) To treat with bleach, especially so as to whiten (fabric, paper, etc.) or lighten (hair).
- pollock Either of two lean, white marine food fishes, of the genus Pollachius, in the cod family.
- whiten (ergative) (To cause) to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch.
blanch — full definition
- verb To grow or become white.
- verb To take the color out of, and make white; to bleach.
- verb To cook by dipping briefly into boiling water, then directly into cold water.
- verb To whiten, for example the surface of meat, by plunging into boiling water and afterwards into cold, so as to harden the surface and retain the juices.
bleach — full definition
- noun A chemical used to whiten fabric or disinfect surfaces by removing colour or killing germs.
- verb To whiten or lighten something using bleach or sunlight.