Blanched

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

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Definition of Blanched

verb

To grow or become white
"His cheek blanched with fear."
To take the color out of, and make white; to bleach
"Age has blanched his hair."
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

verb

To avoid, as from fear; to evade; to leave unnoticed.
To cause to turn aside or back.
"to blanch a deer"
To use evasion.

adjective

Lacking complexion or color
Bleached

Anagrams of Blanched

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "blanched":

6-LETTER WORDS

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5-LETTER WORDS

abled ached acned baled baned beach belch bench blade bland blend cable caned chela clade+11 more

4-LETTER WORDS

abed able aced ache acne ahed alec bach bade bald bale band bane bead bean+1 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "blanched" and rearranging:

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

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Rhyming Words

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