whitener
- noun
- /ˈhwaɪtənər/
- Teeth whiteners should never be used until you have consulted with your dentist.
- tooth whitener
- whitener and brightener
- home whitener
Examples
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And Heloise, put some whitener on your legs, your freckles are showing through.
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Um, all right, for example, is teeth whitener a good idea?
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Years ago, I found a whitener and brightener sold at Wal-Mart and have since become a huge fan of it.
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Since then, I switched to using lemon juice; it's a natural whitener, and your clothes do not come out smelling like lemons!
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Vander dumped the same heaping teaspoons of whitener and sugar into my cup as he dumped into his own.
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Use your citrus vinegar in any of your cleaning recipes, or dilute it in water for a great floor cleaner, window washer, laundry freshener/whitener, etc.
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I just bought a new teeth whitener to improve my smile.
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The dentist recommended a safe and effective whitener for my teeth.
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Using a teeth whitener can help remove stains caused by coffee and tea.
Synonyms
A strong liquid used to make things white and kill germs
A product used to make hair, skin, or wood lighter in color
A chemical used to make things white or remove their color
A chemical that removes color from food and cloth to make them white
A product added to laundry to make clothes look whiter and brighter
A white paint color made from zinc used in paintings
A strong white paint used to make colours lighter in paintings and drawings
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Etymology
The word whitener comes from the simple word white plus the endings -en ('to make') and -er ('something that does'), so it literally means 'something that makes things white'.