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Blanch
To take the color out of, and make white; to bleach; as, to blanch linen; age has blanched his hair.
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A property depending on the relations of light to the eye, by which individual and specific differences in the hues and tints of objects are apprehen…
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0% interchangeable
Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.
See Color.
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Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.
To make the noise of the cuckoo.
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To alter the natural hue or color of; to change to a different color; to stain; to tinge; as, a drop of wine will discolor water; silver is discolore…
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To shrink; to start back; to draw back, from lack of courage or resolution; to flinch; to quail.
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68% interchangeable
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Wanting in color; not ruddy; dusky white; pallid; wan; as, a pale face; a pale red; a pale blue.
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68% interchangeable
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To boil or cook thoroughly.
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68% interchangeable
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