bleach (verb)

  • 51blink — {{11}}blink (n.) 1590s, a glance; see BLINK (Cf. blink) (v.). As is the case with the verb, there is a similar word in Middle English, in use from c.1300, that might represent a native form of the same root. {{12}}blink (v.) 1580s, perhaps from M …

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  • 52peroxide — noun 1》 Chemistry a compound containing two oxygen atoms bonded together in its molecule or as the anion O22 . 2》 hydrogen peroxide, especially as used as a bleach for the hair. verb bleach (hair) with peroxide. Origin C19: from sense 2 of per +… …

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  • 53peroxide — ► NOUN 1) Chemistry a compound containing two oxygen atoms bonded together. 2) hydrogen peroxide, especially as used as a bleach for the hair. ► VERB ▪ bleach (hair) with peroxide …

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  • 54bleak — [16] Bleak originally meant ‘pale’, and comes ultimately from an Indo European base *bhleg , possible source of black and a variant of *phleg , which produced Greek phlégein ‘burn’ and Latin flagrāre ‘burn’ (whence English conflagration and… …

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  • 55blondine — I. (ˈ)blän|dēn noun ( s) Etymology: French, from blond + ine 1. : a bleach for the hair; also : a person with bleached hair 2 …

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  • 56blond|ine — «BLON deen», verb, ined, in|ing, noun, adjective. U.S. –v.t. to dye (hair) blond; bleach; blonde. –n. a preparation for making hair blond; bleach. –adj. bleached: » …

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  • 57dap|ple — «DAP uhl», adjective, verb, pled, pling, noun. –adj. marked with spots; spotted: »a dapple horse. SYNONYM(S): pied, variegated. –v.t., v.i. to mark or become marked with spots: »The bleach dappled the dark cloth (v.t.). The dark cloth dappled in… …

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  • 58discharge — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French descharger, from Late Latin discarricare, from Latin dis + Late Latin carricare to load more at charge Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to relieve of a charge, load, or burden: a. unload < …

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  • 59DC Talk discography — The discography of DC Talk, a Christian music band formed in the late 1980s in Lynchburg, Virginia, consists of five studio albums, three extended plays, and twenty three singles. The group consists of Toby McKeehan, Kevin Max, and Michael Tait.&#8230; …

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  • 60set to — intransitive verb 1. : to begin actively and earnestly : make an eager or determined start on a job or activity seized a broom and set to set to with a will on the dinner 2. : to begin fighting in the third round stopped sparring and set to in&#8230; …

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