The Clue
Lightens (8 letter answer)
The Answer
BLEACHES
Tags
Notes
The answer BLEACHES is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Whitens
Definition
BLEACH as a noun:
1. the whiteness that results from removing the color from something; "a complete bleach usually requires several applications"
2. (bleaching agent, bleach, blanching agent, whitener) = an agent that makes things white or colorless
3. the act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent)
BLEACH as a verb:
1. (bleach, bleach out, decolor, decolour, decolorize, decolourize, decolorise, decolourise, discolorize, discolourise, discolorise) = remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt"
2. make whiter or lighter; "bleach the laundry"