bleacher
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Definition of bleacher
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- One who, or that which, bleaches.
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noun
- One who, or that which, bleaches.
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(US, plural-normally)A stand of tiered planks used as seating for spectators, often outdoors.
“There could be a rough crowd out in the bleachers.”
“Warnings such as "watch your step" can be provided when there is a small step off a bleacher to the pavement or ground level.”
“We prefer bleacher seats to Grandstand Sections 1-9. And in truth, quite a few bleacher seats offer a better view of the action than the Right Field Boxes do. Bleacher seats are made of comfortable plastic, […]”
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(US, broadly, plural-normally)The tiered seating provided for the audience at a television filming.
“In practice, audience members often have badly obstructed views of the sets—whether due to obstructive camera dollies and production personnel or viewers sitting in the bleachers off to the side of the set that is currently being used.”
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Etymology
From Middle English blechere, equivalent to bleach + -er. Compare Dutch bleker, Swedish blekare. The seating was so named because the boards were bleached by the sun.
Words you can make from bleacher
136 playable · top: BELCHER (14 pts)
Best play belcher 14 points7-letter words
1 word6-letter words
11 words5-letter words
31 words- BEACH 12 pts
- BEECH 12 pts
- BELCH 12 pts
- BLECH 12 pts
- BRACH 12 pts
- CHARE 10 pts
- CHEER 10 pts
- CHELA 10 pts
- LARCH 10 pts
- LEACH 10 pts
- LEECH 10 pts
- REACH 10 pts
- REHAB 10 pts
- ACERB 9 pts
- BRACE 9 pts
- CABER 9 pts
- CABLE 9 pts
- CELEB 9 pts
- REBEC 9 pts
- HALER 8 pts
- ABELE 7 pts
- ABLER 7 pts
- BALER 7 pts
- BLARE 7 pts
- BLEAR 7 pts
- CARLE 7 pts
- CLEAR 7 pts
- CREEL 7 pts
- LACER 7 pts
- REBEL 7 pts
- LAREE 5 pts
4-letter words
44 words- BACH 11 pts
- ACHE 9 pts
- ARCH 9 pts
- BLAH 9 pts
- CHAR 9 pts
- EACH 9 pts
- ECHE 9 pts
- HERB 9 pts
- LECH 9 pts
- CARB 8 pts
- CRAB 8 pts
- HALE 7 pts
- HARE 7 pts
- HARL 7 pts
- HEAL 7 pts
- HEAR 7 pts
- HEEL 7 pts
- HERE 7 pts
- HERL 7 pts
- LEHR 7 pts
- RHEA 7 pts
- ABLE 6 pts
- ACRE 6 pts
- ALEC 6 pts
- BALE 6 pts
- BARE 6 pts
- BEAL 6 pts
- BEAR 6 pts
- BEER 6 pts
- BLAE 6 pts
- BRAE 6 pts
- BREE 6 pts
- CARE 6 pts
- CARL 6 pts
- CERE 6 pts
- LACE 6 pts
- RACE 6 pts
- ALEE 4 pts
- EARL 4 pts
- LEAR 4 pts
- LEER 4 pts
- RALE 4 pts
- REAL 4 pts
- REEL 4 pts
3-letter words
34 words- BAH 8 pts
- CAB 7 pts
- HAE 6 pts
- HER 6 pts
- LAH 6 pts
- RAH 6 pts
- ACE 5 pts
- ALB 5 pts
- ARB 5 pts
- ARC 5 pts
- BAE 5 pts
- BAL 5 pts
- BAR 5 pts
- BEE 5 pts
- BEL 5 pts
- BRA 5 pts
- CAL 5 pts
- CAR 5 pts
- CEE 5 pts
- CEL 5 pts
- LAB 5 pts
- LAC 5 pts
- REB 5 pts
- REC 5 pts
- ALE 3 pts
- ARE 3 pts
- EAR 3 pts
- EEL 3 pts
- ERA 3 pts
- ERE 3 pts
- LAR 3 pts
- LEA 3 pts
- LEE 3 pts
- REE 3 pts
2-letter words
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