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white (hwīt, wīt)
adjective whiter whit′er, whitest whit′·est
- having the color of pure snow or milk; of the color of radiated, transmitted, or reflected light containing all of the visible rays of the spectrum; opposite to black
- of a light or pale color; specif.,
- gray; silvery; hoary
- very blond
- pale; wan; pallid; ashen a face white with terror
- light-yellow or amber
- blank: said of a space unmarked by printing, writing, etc.
- of a light-gray color and lustrous appearance: said of silver and other metals
- made of silver
- snowy a white Christmas
- lacking color; colorless white creme de menthe
- clothed in white; wearing a white habit the white Friars
- morally or spiritually pure; spotless; innocent
- free from evil intent; relatively harmless white magic, a white lie
- having a light-colored skin; Caucasoid
- of, controlled by, or restricted to Caucasoids
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Etymology: < notions of racial superiority
Slang honest; honorable; fair; decent
- being at white heat
- reactionary, counterrevolutionary, or royalist, as opposed to red ()
- Rare happy; fortunate; auspicious: said of times and seasons
Etymology: ME hwit < OE, akin to Ger weiss, ON hvitr, MDu wit < IE *kweid-, to gleam, bright, white > wheat, OSlav švěšta, a light, candle
noun
- white color
- a white pigment, paint, or dye
- the state of being white; specif.,
- fairness of complexion
- purity; innocence
- a white or light-colored part; specif.,
- the albumen of an egg
- the white part of the eyeball
- a blank space in printing, writing, etc.
- the white or light-colored part of meat, wood, etc.
- something white or light-colored; specif.,
- white cloth
- white garments or vestments; white uniform
- a white breed, esp. of pig
- a highly refined, usually bleached flour
- white bread
- white wine
- Chess the player or side with the white or lighter-colored pieces
- a person with a light-colored skin; member of the Caucasoid division of humans
- a member of a reactionary or counterrevolutionary faction, party, etc. in certain European countries
- leukorrhea
- Archery
- Archaic a white target
- the outermost ring of a target
- a hit on this ring
bleed white
White (hwīt, wīt)
- White, Byron R(aymond) 1917-2002; U.S. jurist: associate justice, Supreme Court (1962-93)
- White, E(lwyn) B(rooks) 1899-1985; U.S. writer
- White, Edward Douglass 1845-1921; U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. (1910-21)
- White, Gilbert 1720-93; Eng. naturalist & clergyman: author of The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne
- White, Patrick (Victor Martindale) 1912-90; Austral. writer
- (hwīt, wīt)White, Stanford (stan′fərd) 1853-1906; U.S. architect
- White, Walter (Francis) 1893-1955; U.S. author & civil rights leader
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Alternate definitions:
white
modif.
The color of fresh snow
ivory, silvery, snow-white, snowy, frosted, milky, milky-white, chalky, pearly, blanched, bleached, ashen, pale, wan, albescent. Colorless
clear, transparent, clean, blank, spotless, pure, unalloyed, neutral, achromatic, achromic. Concerning the white race
fair-skinned, light-complexioned, Caucasian, light-skinned, ruddy-faced; see also European, western 2.*Honorable
decent, splendid, kind, courageous, good-natured, considerate. Pale
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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Converse of object
- whisk: In a large bowl, whisk the egg whites into stiff peaks.
Adjective modifier
- non-hispanic: The denial of low-educated married women to add to non-hispanic whites are.
Preposition: with
- pinch: Beat egg whites with a pinch of salt until stiff, then add to mixture.
Noun used with modifier
- egg: Making liquid egg white the purest form of protein, known to man.
The word usage examples above have been gathered from various sources to reflect current and historical usage. They do not represent the opinions of YourDictionary.com.
Forests of middle-aged men in dark suitsall slightly redfaced from eating and drinking too mucha nightmare of elderly white males.
Candida me docuit nigras odisse puellas. Odero si potero. Si non, invitus amabo. A white girl instructed me to hate black girls. I shall hate them if I can. If not, I shall love themöagainst my will.
Now the great winds shorewards blow; Now the salt tides seawards flow; Now the wild white horses play, Champ and chafe and toss in the spray.
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