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

Synonyms and Antonyms for Blanch

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The word "blanch" in example sentences

When loking at their areas of responsibility on which they have carte blanche to spend our taxes, blanch is the word. ❋ Newmania (2008)

•Seasoned: Quickly parboil aka blanch, drain, then place in a hot skillet or wok with a tablespoon or two of your favorite high-heat cooking oil and toss to coat. ❋ Unknown (2011)

So far in this endeaver, I have learned how to 'blanch' rutabaga's so that they can be frozen. ❋ Unknown (2006)

I can't say in your case, but I do see sometimes tissue "blanch" due to either compression of the tissues from the fluid or vasoconstriction from the epinephrine in the anesthetic-shrinks the blood vessels. ❋ Dr. Dean Brandon (2007)

As a white person, Terre'blanch's death "leaves me cold" - to quote an apartheid notable. ❋ Unknown (2010)

When "Koch" suggested planting 'troublemakers' amongst the protesters, Walker didn't blanch for a moment, even admitting that his team "had thought about that." ❋ Rich Robinson (2011)

A recent Op-Ed in the NY Times explores the autism-toxin connection in more depth and concludes, "At a time when many Americans still use plastic containers to microwave food, in ways that make toxicologists blanch, we need accelerated research, regulation and consumer protection." ❋ Unknown (2010)

Governments could blanch at proceeding with the voluntary deal if it appears they will have to put in more money than planned. ❋ Charles Forelle (2012)

He is a quiet, nerdish man who seemed to blanch as he heard the question translated. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Perhaps most encouraging, particularly to those who blanch at the notion of evermore vaccines and antibiotics, are reports suggesting that pro-biotics and dietary components such as yoghurt, buttermilk and other fermented foods may be used to prevent and/or treat H. pylori infection. ❋ M.D. Scott Mendelson (2011)

Most were in their 50s, an age that can cause a would-be employer to blanch. ❋ AP (2010)

I think the guy who lured me up there expected me to demure, blanch and back off. ❋ Unknown (2009)

All the accoutrements of the locusts who swept into power and gave carte blanch to their investor bank buddies. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Man, [blanching] those [pills] got me so much higher than when I [swallowed] them the other day. ❋ JHBoy (2006)

1) Did you see that [fight] yesterday? That guy got [blanched]! 2) I'm gonna blanch my [driving test]. ❋ Adgad (2009)

lets [make like a tree] and blanch the fuck on [out of here]. yo that girl is going out with a blanch? yea she tells me their [done in one] minute ❋ Michael Gallager (2006)

[Waitress], can I get a side of [Blanch] with [my fries]? ❋ Cary S (2008)

1. So I was trying to [untangle] these wires when they caught fire, burning the entire building down. I totally [blanched] the whole thing up. 2. Listen, when you take Sabrina out for dinner - don't blanch it with her. 3. You blanched my computer. 4. Don't blanch my stuff dude, its expensive. 5. I just got into a [head on collision]. My car is completely blanched now. ❋ Incredibleblancher (2009)

She's so Blanche. [What a] Blanche! Should be more [Blanche's] in [the world]. ❋ Girwhohasswag (2011)

[blanche] is so [awesome] ❋ Bert Face (2012)

[Party Animal] 1: I am so [hungover] I can hear colors. Party Animal 2: Yeah, dude. We got fucking [blanched] last night. ❋ Captmurk (2013)

"Dude [my nuts] hurt so bad today, this girl totally [blanched] me last night" blue balls [blueballs] ❋ PHILSON (2011)

[Cory] [Gardner] will get [blanched] in 2020. ❋ Jon Tester (2019)

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