Bleach vs Dry - What's the difference?

In transitive terms the difference between bleach and dry

is that bleach is to treat with bleach, especially so as to whiten (fabric, paper, etc.) or lighten (hair) while dry is to remove moisture from.

As a noun bleach

is a chemical, such as sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide, or a preparation of such a chemical, used for disinfecting or whitening.

As an acronym DRY is

acronym of w:Don't repeat yourself|don't repeat yourself|lang=en It is a software development principle aimed at reducing repetition.

bleach

English

(wikipedia bleach)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) bleche (also bleke), from (etyl) .

Adjective

(en-adj)

(archaic) Pale; bleak.

Etymology 2

From (etyl) blechen, from (etyl) (English blake; compare also bleak).

Verb

To treat with bleach, especially so as to whiten (fabric, paper, etc.) or lighten (hair).

* Ure

The destruction of the colouring matters attached to the bodies to be bleached is effected either by the action of the air and light, of chlorine, or of sulphurous acid.

* Smollett

Immortal liberty, whose look sublime / Hath bleached the tyrant's cheek in every varying clime.

(intransitive, biology, of corals) to lose color due to stress-induced expulsion of symbiotic unicellular algae.

Once coral bleaching begins, corals tend to continue to bleach even if the stressor is removed.

Synonyms

* blanch

Noun

(uncountable) A chemical, such as sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide, or a preparation of such a chemical, used for disinfecting or whitening.

(countable) A variety of bleach.

Derived terms

* bleachfield

Etymology 3

From (etyl) bleche, from (etyl) .

Noun

(bleaches)

An act of bleaching; exposure to the sun.

Etymology 4

From (etyl) bleche, from (etyl) .

Noun

(bleaches)

A disease of the skin.

dry

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) drye, drie, dri, drige, dryge, . See also (l), (l), (l).

Alternative forms

* (l) (obsolete)

Adjective

(en-adj)

Free from liquid or moisture.

* Addison

The weather, we agreed, was too dry for the season.

* Prescott

Not a dry eye was to be seen in the assembly.

(chemistry) Free of water in any state; anhydrous.

Thirsty; needing drink.

* (William Shakespeare)

Give the dry fool drink.

(of an alcoholic beverage) Lacking sugar or low in sugar; not sweet.

Maintaining temperance; void or abstinent from alcoholic beverages.

(of a person or joke) Subtly humorous, yet without mirth.

* (Washington Irving)

He was rather a dry , shrewd kind of body.

(of a scientist or his laboratory) Not working with chemical or biological matter, but, rather, doing computations.

(masonry) Built without mortar; dry-stone.

(of animals) Not giving milk.

Lacking interest or amusement; barren; unembellished.

* (Alexander Pope)

These epistles will become less dry , more susceptible of ornament.

(fine arts) Exhibiting a sharp, frigid preciseness of execution, or lacking delicate contours and soft transitions of colour.

Synonyms

* (free from liquid or moisture) arid, parched

Antonyms

* (free from liquid or moisture) wet * (abstinent from alcohol) wet * wet

Derived terms

* bone dry * dry as a bone * dry as a dead dingo’s donger * dry cough * dry hole * dry ice * drily * dry run * dryly * dryness * dry spell * drywall * dry weight * like watching paint dry

Etymology 2

From (etyl)

Verb

To lose moisture.

The clothes dried on the line.

To remove moisture from.

Devin dried her eyes with a handkerchief.

(ambitransitive, figurative) To cease or cause to cease.

Their sources of income dried up.

The stream of chatter dried up.

Derived terms

* drier * dryer * dry out * dry up * nondrying