Word Meanings - BLEACHER - Book Publishers vocabulary database
One who whitens, or whose occupation is to whiten, by bleaching.
Related words: (words related to BLEACHER)
- WHOSESOEVER
The possessive of whosoever. See Whosoever. - BLEACH
To make white, or whiter; to remove the color, or stains, from; to blanch; to whiten. The destruction of the coloring matters attached to the bodies to be bleached is effected either by the action of the air and light, of chlorine, or of sulphurous - BLEACHED
Whitened; make white. Let their bleached bones, and blood's unbleaching stain, Long mark the battlefield with hideous awe. Byron. - OCCUPATION
1. The act or process of occupying or taking possession; actual possession and control; the state of being occupied; a holding or keeping; tenure; use; as, the occupation of lands by a tenant. 2. That which occupies or engages the time - WHITENESS
A flock of swans. (more info) 1. The quality or state of being white; white color, or freedom from darkness or obscurity on the surface. Chaucer. 2. Want of a sanguineous tinge; paleness; as from terror, grief, etc. "The whiteness in thy cheek." - WHITENING
1. The act or process of making or becoming white. 2. That which is used to render white; whiting. Whitening stone, a sharpening and polishing stone used by cutlers; also, a finishing grindstone of fine texture. - WHITEN
To grow white; to turn or become white or whiter; as, the hair whitens with age; the sea whitens with foam; the trees in spring whiten with blossoms. (more info) Etym: - BLEACHER
One who whitens, or whose occupation is to whiten, by bleaching. - WHOSE
The possessive case of who or which. See Who, and Which. Whose daughter art thou tell me, I pray thee. Gen. xxiv. 23. The question whose solution I require. Dryden. - WHITENER
One who, or that which, whitens; a bleacher; a blancher; a whitewasher. - BLEACHING
The act or process of whitening, by removing color or stains; esp. the process of whitening fabrics by chemical agents. Ure. Bleaching powder, a powder for bleaching, consisting of chloride of lime, or some other chemical or chemicals. - BLEACHERY
A place or an establishment where bleaching is done. - INOCCUPATION
Want of occupation. - DISOCCUPATION
The state of being unemployed; want of occupation. - PREOCCUPATION
1. The act of preoccupying, or taking possession of beforehand; the state of being preoccupied; prepossession. 2. Anticipation of objections. South.