white
IPA: wˈaɪt
noun
- The color/colour of snow or milk; the colour of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.
- A person of European descent with light-coloured skin.
- Any butterfly of the subfamily Pierinae in the family Pieridae.
- (countable and uncountable) White wine.
- (countable and uncountable) White coffee
- (countable) Any object or substance that is of the color white.
- The albumen of bird eggs (egg white).
- (anatomy) The sclera, white of the eye.
- (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) The cue ball in cue games.
- (slang, US, UK) Cocaine.
- The snow- or ice-covered "green" in snow golf.
- A white pigment.
- A white bean.
- (archery) The central part of the butt, which was formerly painted white; the centre of a mark at which a missile is shot.
- The enclosed part of a letter of the alphabet, especially when handwritten.
- A feather, from the wing of the cock ostrich, that is of the palest possible shade.
- (board games, chess) The person playing with the white set of pieces.
- A common British and Irish surname transferred from the nickname.
- A locale in the United States:
- A minor city in Bartow County, Georgia; named for its first postmaster.
- A city in South Dakota; named for its first European settler.
- An unincorporated community in Washington; named for a Washington state judge.
- A ghost town in Missouri; named for a local mining official.
- (historical, politics) An anticommunist who fought against the Reds during the Russian Civil War; the term is mostly associated with monarchist forces.
- Alternative letter-case form of white (“European”). [The color/colour of snow or milk; the colour of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.]
verb
- (transitive) To make white; to whiten; to bleach.
adjective
- Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.
- (sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to Europeans or those of European descent, regardless if their skin has cool or warm undertones.
- (sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to Caucasians (people with white complexion and European ancestry):.
- (sometimes capitalized) By U.S. Census Bureau definition, of or relating to people hailing from Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.
- (chiefly historical) Designated for use by Caucasians.
- Relatively light or pale in colour.
- Pale or pallid, as from fear, illness, etc.
- (of a person or skin) Lacking coloration (tan) from ultraviolet light; not tanned.
- (of an animal) Affected by leucism.
- (of coffee or tea) Containing cream, milk, or creamer.
- (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.
- Pertaining to an ecclesiastical order whose adherents dress in white habits; Cistercian.
- Honourable, fair; decent.
- Grey, as from old age; having silvery hair; hoary.
- (archaic) Characterized by freedom from that which disturbs, and the like; fortunate; happy; favourable.
- (obsolete) Regarded with especial favour; favourite; darling.
- (politics) Pertaining to constitutional or anti-revolutionary political parties or movements.
- (of tea) Made from immature leaves and shoots.
- (typography) Not containing characters; see white space.
- (typography) Said of a symbol or character outline, not solid, not filled with color. Compare black (“said of a character or symbol filled with color”).
- Characterised by the presence of snow.
- (of a set of armor) Alwhite, pertaining to white armor.
- (chiefly US, sometimes Canada and UK) Alternative letter-case form of white (“of or relating to white complexion or Europeans”) [Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.]
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Examples of "white" in Sentences
- It has a piebald black and white coat.
- Achromatic means black and white to me.
- The beak is red and the irises are white.
- The belly is smooth and mottled black and white.
- It was the shape of a blue and white circular cockade.
- The livery of the station concourse is blue and white.
- In the center of the white band, there is a red stripe.
- She wore a red, white and blue Pats garter under her wedding dress.
- In these faithless times, it needs a star spangle on its red, white and blue banner.
- Pitchy black doors with red bricks and white windows are always classic and elegant.
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