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Definition of White

1. Verb. Turn white. "This detergent will whiten your laundry"

2. Noun. A member of the Caucasoid race.

3. Adjective. Being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light. "A bride's white dress"

4. Adjective. Of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration. "Voting patterns within the white population"

5. Noun. The quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black).

6. Adjective. Free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied. "In shining white armor"

7. Noun. United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1910 by President Taft; noted for his work on antitrust legislation (1845-1921).

8. Noun. Australian writer (1912-1990).

9. Adjective. Marked by the presence of snow. "The white hills of a northern winter"

10. Adjective. Restricted to whites only. "A lily-white movement which would expel Negroes from the organization"

11. Noun. United States political journalist (1915-1986).

12. Adjective. Glowing white with heat. "A white-hot center of the fire"

13. Noun. United States architect (1853-1906).

14. Adjective. Benevolent; without malicious intent. "That's white of you"

15. Noun. United States writer noted for his humorous essays (1899-1985).

16. Adjective. (of a surface) not written or printed on. "Wide white margins"

17. Noun. United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell) founded Cornell University and served as its first president (1832-1918).

18. Noun. A tributary of the Mississippi River that flows southeastward through northern Arkansas and southern Missouri.

19. Adjective. (of coffee) having cream or milk added.

20. Noun. The white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water. "She separated the whites from the yolks of several eggs"

21. Adjective. (of hair) having lost its color. "The white hairs of old age"

22. Adjective. Anemic looking from illness or emotion. "A face white with rage"

23. Noun. (board games) the lighter pieces.

24. Noun. (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth.

25. Adjective. Of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets. "White nights"

Definition of White

1. a. Reflecting to the eye all the rays of the spectrum combined; not tinted with any of the proper colors or their mixtures; having the color of pure snow; snowy; -- the opposite of black or dark; as, white paper; a white skin.

2. n. The color of pure snow; one of the natural colors of bodies, yet not strictly a color, but a composition of all colors; the opposite of black; whiteness. See the Note under Color, n., 1.

3. v. t. To make white; to whiten; to whitewash; to bleach.

4. a. Reflecting to the eye all the rays of the spectrum combined; not tinted with any of the proper colors or their mixtures; having the color of pure snow; snowy; -- the opposite of black or dark; as, white paper; a white skin.

5. n. The color of pure snow; one of the natural colors of bodies, yet not strictly a color, but a composition of all colors; the opposite of black; whiteness. See the Note under Color, n., 1.

6. v. t. To make white; to whiten; to whitewash; to bleach.

Definition of White

1. Proper noun. (surname dot=), derived from the common noun ''white''. ¹

2. Adjective. Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light. ¹

3. Adjective. Of Caucasian race. ¹

4. Adjective. Relatively light or pale in colour. ¹

5. Adjective. (context: of coffee) Containing cream, milk(,) or creamer. ¹

6. Adjective. (context: board games chess) The standard denomination of the playing pieces of a board game deemed to belong to the white set, no matter what the actual colour. ¹

7. Adjective. Pertaining to an ecclesiastical order whose adherents dress in white habits; Cistercian. ¹

8. Adjective. (slang often humorous sometimes offensive) exhibiting traits popularly associated with Caucasian culture, especially European high culture, as opposed to African-American culture. ¹

9. Adjective. (of a person or skin) Lacking coloration from ultraviolet light. ¹

10. Noun. The color/colour of snow or milk; the colour of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths. ¹

11. Noun. A Caucasian person. ¹

12. Noun. The albumen of bird eggs (egg white). ¹

13. Noun. (anatomy) The sclera, white of the eye. ¹

14. Noun. A common name for the ''Pieris'' genus of butterflies. ¹

15. Noun. (context: sports billiards snooker pool) The cue ball in cue games. ¹

16. Noun. (countable and uncountable) White wine. ¹

17. Noun. (slang) Street name for cocaine. ¹

18. Verb. To make white; to whiten; to bleach. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of White

1. of the color of pure snow [adj WHITER, WHITEST] / to whiten [v WHITED, WHITING, WHITES] - See also: whiten

Medical Definition of White

1. 1. Reflecting to the eye all the rays of the spectrum combined; not tinted with any of the proper colours or their mixtures; having the colour of pure snow; snowy; the opposite of black or dark; as, white paper; a white skin. "Pearls white." "White as the whitest lily on a stream." (Longfellow) 2. Destitute of colour, as in the cheeks, or of the tinge of blood colour; pale; pallid; as, white with fear. "Or whispering with white lips, "The foe! They come! they come!"" (Byron) 3. Having the colour of purity; free from spot or blemish, or from guilt or pollution; innocent; pure. " White as thy fame, and as thy honor clear." (Dryden) "No whiter page than Addison's remains." (Pope) 4. Gray, as from age; having silvery hair; hoary. "Your high engendered battles 'gainst a head So old and white as this." (Shak) 5. Characterised by freedom from that which disturbs, and the like; fortunate; happy; favorable. "On the whole, however, the dominie reckoned this as one of the white days of his life." (Sir W. Scott) 6. Regarded with especial favor; favorite; darling. "Come forth, my white spouse." (Chaucer) "I am his white boy, and will not be gullet." (Ford) White is used in many self-explaining compounds, as white-backed, white-bearded, white-footed. White alder. A void space of the breadth of a line, on a printed page; a blank line. White meat. Any light-coloured flesh, especially of poultry. Food made from milk or eggs, as butter, cheese, etc. "Driving their cattle continually with them, and feeding only upon their milk and white meats." (Spenser) White merganser, the smew; so called from the white crest and the band of black feathers on the back of its head, which give the appearance of a hood. White oak. The opium-yielding poppy. See Poppy. White powder, a kind of gunpowder formerly believed to exist, and to have the power of exploding without noise. "A pistol charged with white powder." (Beau. & Fl) White precipitate. The willow warbler; so called from the colour of the under parts. Origin: OE. Whit, AS. Hwt; akin to OFries. And OS. Hwit, D. Wit, G. Weiss, OHG. Wiz, hwiz, Icel. Hvitr, Sw. Hvit, Dan. Hvid, Goth. Hweits, Lith. Szveisti, to make bright, Russ. Sviet' light, Skr. Vta white, vit to be bright. Cf. Wheat, Whitsunday. 1. The colour of pure snow; one of the natural colours of bodies, yet not strictly a colour, but a composition of all colours; the opposite of black; whiteness. See the Note under Colour. "Finely attired in a of white." (Shak) 2. Something having the colour of snow; something white, or nearly so; as, the white of the eye. 3. Specifically, the central part of the butt in archery, which was formerly painted white; the center of a mark at which a missile is shot. "'T was I won the wager, though you hit the white." (Shak) 4. A person with a white skin; a member of the white, or Caucasian, races of men. 5. A white pigment; as, Venice white. 6. Any one of numerous species of butterflies belonging to Pieris, and allied genera in which the colour is usually white. See Cabbage butterfly, under Cabbage. Black and white. See Black. Flake white, Paris white, etc. See Flack, Paris, etc. White of a seed, the white part of the ball of the eye surrounding the transparent cornea. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of White

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