verb
- to make something white or lighter in color by removing color with chemicals or sunlight
noun
- a chemical substance used to whiten or remove color from something
Examples
- The sun will bleach your hair if you spend too much time outside.
- She used bleach to remove the stain from her white shirt.
- The old photograph had been bleached by years of sunlight.
- Add a cup of bleach to the washing machine for whiter clothes.
- The coral reef was bleached due to rising water temperatures.
- He accidentally spilled bleach on his dark jeans.
- The cleaning lady used bleach to disinfect the bathroom.