leaches
The word “leaches” has 2 syllables: leach-es
It's pronounced as /ˈliː.tʃɪz/
What is synonym and antonym for leaches?
In the thesaurus, “leaches” has 34 synonyms and 5 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for leaches along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for leaches
- boils down
- clarifies
- cleans
- cleanses
- compacts
- concentrates
- condenses
- decocts
- deepens
- distills
- distils
- enhances
- enriches
- evaporates
- extracts
- filters
- flushes
- fortifies
- hardens
- heightens
- intensifies
- percolates
- purges
- purifies
- reconcentrates
- recondenses
- reduces
- refines
- removes
- richens
- screens
- solidifies
- strains
- strengthens
Antonyms for leaches
- adulterates
- cuts
- dilutes
- thins
- weakens
Meanings of leaches
- noun
- A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali.
- A tub or vat for leaching ashes, bark, etc.
- A jelly-like sweetmeat popular in the fifteenth century.
- An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.
- A person who derives profit from others in a parasitic fashion.
- A glass tube designed for drawing blood from damaged tissue by means of a vacuum.
- A physician.
- (Heathenry) A healer.
- The vertical edge of a square sail.
- The aft edge of a triangular sail.
- verb
- To purge a soluble matter out of something by the action of a percolating fluid.
- To part with soluble constituents by percolation.
Example Sentences
- The salt leaches out of the soil during heavy rainfall.
- Over time, the dye leaches from the fabric when washed repeatedly.
- This type of plastic leaches harmful chemicals when exposed to heat.
- The pesticide leaches into the ground and affects nearby plants.
- The ash from the fire leaches into the water supply, causing pollution.
On this page you'll find 39 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to leaches, such as: adulterates, boils down, clarifies, cleans, cleanses, compacts, concentrates.
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decocts
- boils down
- clarifies
- cleans
- cleanses
- compacts
- concentrates
- condenses
- deepens
- distills
- distils
- enhances
- enriches
- evaporates
- extracts
- flushes
- fortifies
- hardens
- heightens
- intensifies
- leaches
- purges
- purifies
- reconcentrates
- recondenses
- reduces
- refines
- removes
- richens
- solidifies
- strengthens