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| white [ wīt, hwīt ] |
adjective (comparative whit·er, superlative whit·est) |
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1. snow-colored: having the color of fresh snow or milk, as a result of the reflection of nearly all light from visible wavelengths
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2. without color: lacking color or hue
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3. pale-skinned: relating to or belonging to a people with naturally pale skin, especially one of European ancestry
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4. comparatively light: light in color in comparison with others of the same kind
  white cabbage
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5. wine made from white grapes: describes wine made from pale-skinned grapes
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6. lacking pigment: describes hair that has lost most or all of its pigment, usually as a result of aging
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7. having very pale complexion: unusually pale in the face, e.g. from fright or shock
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8. zoology botany having white parts or colorings: describes plants or animals with light or white parts or colorings
white bass
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9. food industry without bran or germ: describes wheat flour that has had the bran and germ removed
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10. cooking made from white flour: made using white flour
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11. beverages served with milk: served with milk added
white coffee
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12. unmarked by writing: not written on or printed on
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13. pure: unblemished, especially in character
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14. wearing white: dressed in white, or characterized by the wearing of white
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15. incandescent: heated to such a high degree that the substance turns white in color
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16. having snow: accompanied or characterized by the presence of snow
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17. music lacking tonal warmth: relating to a pure musical tone that lacks warmth, color, and resonance
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18. history politics politically conservative: conservative in political outlook
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noun (plural whites) |
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1. colors color of snow: the color of fresh snow or milk
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2. graphic arts white paint: a paint or dye that is or is near to the color of fresh snow
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3. white fabric or area: a white substance or fabric, or the part of something that is white, e.g. an unprinted area on a page
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4. white thing: a white object
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5. pale-skinned person: a member of a people with pale skin, especially one of European ancestry
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6. food part of egg: the transparent liquid that surrounds the yolk of an egg and turns white when the egg is cooked
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7. anatomy part of eye: the part of the eyeball surrounding the iris
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8. board games game piece or player: a white or light-colored piece or set of pieces in a game such as chess or checkers, or the player using them
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9. insects butterfly: a butterfly that is predominantly white in color. Family Pieridae.
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10. archery part of target: the white outermost ring of an archery target, or a shot that lands in it
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plural noun |
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1. white laundry: white or light-colored laundry, usually washed separately from colored laundry items
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2. sports clothes: white or off-white sports clothing, especially as worn by tennis players
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3. white dress military uniform: the white dress uniform of a military service, e.g. that of the U.S. Navy or Coast Guard
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4. medicine
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informal
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Same as leukorrhea
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5. white-colored products: products that are white in color, e.g. flour, sugar, or salt
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verb (past and past participle whit·ed, present participle whit·ing, 3rd person present singular whites) |
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1. transitive verb leave blank spaces in something: to put or leave blank spaces in something, especially something printed
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2. transitive and intransitive verb whiten: to become white, or cause something to become white
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archaic
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| [ Old English hwīt< Indo-European, "shine"] |
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| white·ness noun |
| whit·ish adjective |
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