Clues for the word "BLANCH"
We've had 16 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 25 times in crosswords. It was last seen in King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer crossword on March 03, 2025.
Definition of blanch
- a. - To take the color out of, and make white; to bleach; as, to blanch linen; age has blanched his hair.
- a. - To bleach by excluding the light, as the stalks or leaves of plants, by earthing them up or tying them together.
- a. - To make white by removing the skin of, as by scalding; as, to blanch almonds.
- a. - To whiten, as the surface of meat, by plunging into boiling water and afterwards into cold, so as to harden the surface and retain the juices.
- a. - To give a white luster to (silver, before stamping, in the process of coining.).
- a. - To cover (sheet iron) with a coating of tin.
- a. - Fig.: To whiten; to give a favorable appearance to; to whitewash; to palliate.
- v. i. - To grow or become white; as, his cheek blanched with fear; the rose blanches in the sun.
- v. t. - To avoid, as from fear; to evade; to leave unnoticed.
- v. t. - To cause to turn aside or back; as, to blanch a deer.
- v. i. - To use evasion.
- n. - Ore, not in masses, but mixed with other minerals.
Referring Clues
- Become pale
- Whiten
- Turn pale
- Grow pale
- Boil quickly, as almonds
- Turn white
- Go pale
- Boil for a short time
- Boil briefly, as asparagus
- (Of vegetables) cook briefly in boiling water
- Scald briefly, then drain
- Remove the colour from something
- Scald and cool vegetables
- Turn pale with shock
- Cook quickly, as vegetables
- Scald briefly in water, as veggies
Last Seen In
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - March 03, 2025
- LA Times - August 13, 2023
- New York Times - November 01, 2022
- Guardian Quick - August 25, 2016
- Guardian Quick - March 03, 2016
- LA Times - October 28, 2014
- Guardian Speedy - April 13, 2014
- New York Times - February 06, 2014
- Washington Post - June 16, 2013
- Netword - June 17, 2012
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - June 02, 2012
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - May 04, 2012
- Guardian Quick - January 20, 2012
- Chicago Reader - June 25, 2010
- USA Today - April 12, 2010
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - January 26, 2010
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - September 13, 2009
- Guardian Speedy - June 28, 2009
- LA Times - July 12, 2007
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - March 06, 2007
- New York Sun - December 28, 2006
- Guardian Speedy - October 22, 2006
- USA Today - July 20, 2006
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - February 27, 2006
- Washington Post - February 09, 2003