blanch
Dip, then shock
Blanch means to turn white or pale, often from shock or fear: She blanched at the news of the accident.
In cooking, to blanch is to briefly immerse food in boiling water, then plunge it into ice water—a technique used to loosen skins, set colors, or partially cook vegetables before freezing.
The cooking sense connects to the core meaning: blanched almonds have had their brown skins removed, leaving them white.
Partially cook in water
- scaldBurn with hot liquid
- boilHeat to bubbling point
- vegetablesEdible plants, not fruits
- ice bathTherapeutic immersion in frigid water
shock · immerse · tenderize · precook · simmer · water bath · drain · cool
parboil
Partially cook in water
- scaldBurn with hot liquid
- boilHeat to bubbling point
- vegetablesEdible plants, not fruits
ice bath · shock · immerse · tenderize · precook · simmer · water bath · drain · cool · dip
pallor
Unhealthy facial whiteness
fade · lighten · decolorize · wan · chalky · ivory · milky · pearly · colorless · whitewash
pale
Lacking color intensity
- recoilBackward force from discharge
- flinchInvoluntary retreat from threat
- shudderConvulsive trembling from fear
tremble · quail · shrink · cower · wince · start · blench · fear · dread · alarm
- cooking termsbaste, baking, braise, roasting, sear
- coloringcoloring book, dye, colorize, coloring books, coloring page
- fear reactionsscream, scared, gasp, terrified, flinch
- heat and fireignite, burn, flame, blaze, combust
- preservationpreserve, preservatives, preservative, canning, freezing
- lightenbrighten, bleach, fade, whiten, illuminate
- blank pageSheet without marks
- baby blanketSoft covering for infants
- blank checkUnrestricted authority document
- wet blanketOne who discourages others
- drawing a blankUnable to remember
- draw a blankFail to remember
blanket, blank, blanched, blanching, blanches, blanche, unblanched