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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 (vegetables) briefly; "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 -- (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 verb blanch
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb blanch
2 senses of blanch
Sense 1
pale, blanch, blench
=> discolor, discolour, colour, color
=> change
Sense 2
blanch, parboil
=> cook
=> change integrity
=> change
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb blanch
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb blanch
2 senses of blanch
Sense 1
pale, blanch, blench
=> discolor, discolour, colour, color
Sense 2
blanch, parboil
=> cook
'Cause To' of verb blanch
Derived Forms of verb blanch
Domain of verb blanch
1 of 2 senses of blanch
Sense 2
blanch, parboil
TOPIC>(noun) cooking#1, cookery#1, preparation#8
Domain Terms of verb blanch
Familiarity of verb blanch
blanch used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb blanch
2 senses of blanch
Sense 1
pale, blanch, blench
*> Somebody ----s
Sense 2
blanch, parboil
EX: The chefs blanch the vegetables
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb blanch
2 senses of blanch
Sense 1
pale, blanch, blench
> discolor, discolour, colour, color
=> blush, crimson, flush, redden
=> pale, blanch, blench
=> tan, bronze
=> sunburn, burn
=> whiten, white
=> blacken, melanize, melanise, nigrify, black
=> turn
=> silver
=> dye
=> redden
=> purple
=> grey, gray
=> yellow
=> tone
=> green
=> blue
Sense 2
blanch, parboil
> cook
=> bake
=> brown
=> coddle
=> souse
=> microwave, micro-cook, zap, nuke
=> blanch, parboil
=> overcook
=> fricassee
=> stew
=> roast
=> braise
=> fry
=> grill
=> steam
=> boil
=> pressure-cook
=> poach
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb blanch
Sense 1
pale, blanch, blench
=> discolor, discolour, colour, color
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Sense 2
blanch, parboil
=> cook
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Grep of verb blanch
blanch
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
Pertainyms of adj blanched
Attributes of adj blanched
Domain of adj blanched
1 of 2 senses of blanched
Sense 2
etiolate, etiolated, blanched
TOPIC>(noun) plant#2, flora#2, plant life#1
Domain Terms of adj blanched
Familiarity of adj blanched
blanched used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count =2)
Grep of adj blanched
blanched
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