bleach (bliːtʃ)

—vb
1.	to make or become white or colourless, as by exposure to sunlight, by the action of chemical agents, etc

—n
2.	a bleaching agent
3.	the degree of whiteness resulting from bleaching
4.	the act of bleaching

[Old English blǣcan; related to Old Norse bleikja, Old High German bleih pale]

'bleachable

—*adj*

'bleacher

—n

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source

Etymonline

Word Origin & History

bleacher

1540s, "one who bleaches," from bleach (q.v.). The "bench for spectators at a sports field" sense (usually bleachers) is attested since 1889, Amer.Eng.; so named because the boards were bleached by the sun.

Word Dynamo Rating For Bleacher

People who can define Bleacher may know 8,054 words.

How many words do you know?

Use Dictionary.com faster without ads >>

Quote Of The Day

"Good writing is always a breaking of the soil, clearing away prejudices, pulling up of sour weeds of crooked thinking, stripping the turf so as to get at what is fertile beneath. It would be amusing to carry the simile further. Those bulbs that flower in the sand and wither! The gay fiction annual that has to be planted again every year! Those experimental plants from Russia, France, and Greenwich Village that are always getting winter killed—confound 'em!—is it worth while planting them again? The stocky perennial that keeps coming up and coming up—so easy to grow and so ugly. Scarlet sage that gives a touch of fiery sin to the edge of the suburbanite's concrete walk! And then the good flowers—as honest as they are beautiful! The well-ordered gar den! The climbing rose that escapes and is the most beautiful of all!"

-Henry Seidel Canby

Partners:Word Bloglines Citysearch The Daily Beast Ask Answers Ask Kids Life123 Sendori Thesaurus

About Privacy Policy Terms of Use API Careers Advertise with Us Contact Us Help

bleacher

bleach·er