Blanch
Word | BLANCH |
Character | 6 |
Hyphenation | blanch |
Pronunciations | /blæntʃ/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Blanch"
What do we mean by blanch?
To take the color from; bleach. intransitive verb
To whiten (a growing plant or plant part) by covering to cut off direct light. intransitive verb
To whiten (a metal) by soaking in acid or by coating with tin. intransitive verb
To scald (almonds, for example) in order to loosen the skin. intransitive verb
To scald (food) briefly, as before freezing or as a preliminary stage in preparing a dish. intransitive verb
To cause to turn white or become pale. intransitive verb
To turn white or become pale. intransitive verb
White; pale.
Same as blench.
Literally, pale fever; hence, to have the blanch fever is either to be in love or to be sick with wantonness.
Same as blanc, 3. noun
A white spot on the skin. noun
In mining, a piece of ore found isolated in the hard rock. noun
To blanch silver, to oxidize copper superficially, when present in an alloy with silver, by heating to redness in the air, and then dissolving out the oxid of copper by dilute sulphuric acid, thus leaving the surface of the object with the white appearance of pure silver.
To make white; whiten by depriving of color; render colorless: as, to blanch linen.
In horticulture, to whiten or prevent from becoming green by excluding the light: a process applied to the stems or leaves of plants, such as celery, lettuce, sea-kale, etc.
To make pale, as with sickness, fear, cold, etc.
Figuratively, to give a fair appearance to, as an immoral act; palliate; slur; pass over.
In cookery, to soak (as meat or vegetables) in hot water, or to scald by a short, rapid boiling, for the purpose of producing firmness or whiteness.
To grow or become white
To take the color out of, and make white; to bleach
To cook by dipping briefly into boiling water, then directly into cold water.
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
To bleach by excluding the light, for example the stalks or leaves of plants, by earthing them up or tying them together
To make white by removing the skin of, for example by scalding
To give a white lustre to (silver, before stamping, in the process of coining)
(tntransitive) To cover (sheet iron) with a coating of tin.
To give a favorable appearance to; to whitewash; to whiten;
To rectally insert drugs as to increase the potency of the chemical or as an alternative to other methods. Yes, people really do this. Urban Dictionary
1) To physically or emotionally hurt someone. 2) To perform exceedingly well in a task. Urban Dictionary
Usually reffering to a small penis boy. a faggot. a bitch. center of all jokes Urban Dictionary
A combination of Blue Cheese and Ranch Dressing sure to please the palette and the stomach. Goes particularly well with cheese fries, wings, jalapeno poppers, and burgers. Can also be used to induce vomiting for extremely intoxicated individuals. Urban Dictionary
Verb. To completely and totally screw something up in a predictible but epic way. Noun. Broken in a terrible way. Urban Dictionary
Sweet, caring and funny girl that loves being around people. can make people laugh at their darkest days, they will always cheer people up . They are beautiful and often called beauty Goddesses. Has eyes that one can easily get lost in. . Can make lots of friends. A fantastic friend who can make everyone smile. Urban Dictionary
Blanche is crazy(in a good way) funny always finds away to make me laugh. she is practically my sister and is my best friend in he whole world Urban Dictionary
To be completely belligerent or inebriated as a result of consuming too much alcohol. This word is used to describe drunkenness for two reasons. 1) The word itself just sounds like it means shit faced. 2) The actual meaning of the word defines a cooking method in which food is dunked in hot, then cold water to loosen the skin. The metaphor being, saturating something in liquid unit it changes. Urban Dictionary
A synonym for "blue balling". In cooking it refers to the heating or boiling of food then immediately icing it, therefore comparing "it" to getting heated up then getting "iced". Urban Dictionary
To lose an election as an incumbent by a large amount. A reference to Blanche Lincoln's landslide loss in the 2010 Arkansas Senate Election Urban Dictionary
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