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adjective whiter, whitest

  1. 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
  2. of a light or pale color; specif.,
    1. gray; silvery; hoary
    2. very blond
    3. pale; wan; pallid; ashen: a face white with terror
    4. light-yellow or amber
    5. blank: said of a space unmarked by printing, writing, etc.
    6. of a light-gray color and lustrous appearance: said of silver and other metals
    7. made of silver
    8. snowy: a white Christmas
  3. lacking color; colorless: white creme de menthe
  4. clothed in white; wearing a white habit: the white Friars
  5. morally or spiritually pure; spotless; innocent
  6. free from evil intent; relatively harmless: white magic, a white lie
    1. having a light-colored skin; Caucasoid
    2. of, controlled by, or restricted to Caucasoids
    3. Slang honest; honorable; fair; decent
  7. being at white heat
  8. reactionary, counterrevolutionary, or royalist, as opposed to red ()
  9. Rare happy; fortunate; auspicious: said of times and seasons

noun

    1. white color
    2. a white pigment, paint, or dye
  1. the state of being white; specif.,
    1. fairness of complexion
    2. purity; innocence
  2. a white or light-colored part; specif.,
    1. the albumen of an egg
    2. the white part of the eyeball
    3. a blank space in printing, writing, etc.
    4. the white or light-colored part of meat, wood, etc.
  3. something white or light-colored; specif.,
    1. white cloth
    2. white garments or vestments; white uniform
    3. a white breed, esp. of pig
    4. a highly refined, usually bleached flour
    5. white bread
    6. white wine
    7. Chess the player or side with the white or lighter-colored pieces
  4. a person with a light-colored skin; member of the Caucasoid division of humans
  5. a member of a reactionary or counterrevolutionary faction, party, etc. in certain European countries
  6. leukorrhea
  7. Archery
    1. Archaic a white target
    2. the outermost ring of a target
    3. a hit on this ring

transitive verb whited, whiting

  1. to make white; whiten
  2. to leave blank spaces in or around (printed or written matter, illustrations, etc.): often with out

  1. White, Byron R(aymond) 1917-2002; U.S. jurist: associate justice, Supreme Court (1962-93)
  2. White, E(lwyn) B(rooks) 1899-1985; U.S. writer
  3. White, Edward Douglass 1845-1921; U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. (1910-21)
  4. White, Gilbert 1720-93; Eng. naturalist & clergyman: author of The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne
  5. White, Patrick (Victor Martindale) 1912-90; Austral. writer
  6. White, Stanford 1853-1906; U.S. architect
  7. White, Walter (Francis) 1893-1955; U.S. author & civil rights leader

See white in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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