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Quick definitions from WordNet (white)
▸ noun: (board games) the lighter pieces
▸ noun: the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
▸ noun: a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows southeastward through northern Arkansas and southern Missouri
▸ noun: a member of the Caucasoid race
▸ noun: United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell) founded Cornell University and served as its first president (1832-1918)
▸ noun: United States writer noted for his humorous essays (1899-1985)
▸ noun: United States architect (1853-1906)
▸ noun: United States political journalist (1915-1986)
▸ noun: Australian writer (1912-1990)
▸ noun: (usually in the plural) trousers
▸ verb: turn white ("This detergent will whiten your laundry")
▸ adjective: glowing white with heat ("White flames")
▸ adjective: restricted to whites only ("Under segregation there were even white restrooms and white drinking fountains")
▸ adjective: marked by the presence of snow ("A white Christmas")
▸ adjective: free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied ("In shining white armor")
▸ adjective: of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration ("Voting patterns within the white population")
▸ adjective: of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets ("White nights")
▸ adjective: being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light ("As white as fresh snow")
▸ adjective: (of hair) having lost its color ("The white hairs of old age")
▸ adjective: dressed (or especially habited) in white ("White nuns")
▸ adjective: (of coffee) having cream or milk added
▸ adjective: benevolent; without malicious intent ("White magic")
▸ adjective: of a surface; not written or printed on ("Wide white margins")
▸ adjective: ash-colored or anemic looking from illness or emotion ("Lips white with terror")
▸ name: A surname (common: 1 in 358 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #14)
▸ Also see whitish
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to white
▸ Usage examples for white
▸ Idioms related to white (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing white
▸ Popular nouns described by white
▸ Words that often appear near white
▸ Rhymes of white
▸ Invented words related to white
▸ noun: (board games) the lighter pieces
▸ noun: the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
▸ noun: a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows southeastward through northern Arkansas and southern Missouri
▸ noun: a member of the Caucasoid race
▸ noun: United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell) founded Cornell University and served as its first president (1832-1918)
▸ noun: United States writer noted for his humorous essays (1899-1985)
▸ noun: United States architect (1853-1906)
▸ noun: United States political journalist (1915-1986)
▸ noun: Australian writer (1912-1990)
▸ noun: (usually in the plural) trousers
▸ verb: turn white ("This detergent will whiten your laundry")
▸ adjective: glowing white with heat ("White flames")
▸ adjective: restricted to whites only ("Under segregation there were even white restrooms and white drinking fountains")
▸ adjective: marked by the presence of snow ("A white Christmas")
▸ adjective: free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied ("In shining white armor")
▸ adjective: of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration ("Voting patterns within the white population")
▸ adjective: of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets ("White nights")
▸ adjective: being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light ("As white as fresh snow")
▸ adjective: (of hair) having lost its color ("The white hairs of old age")
▸ adjective: dressed (or especially habited) in white ("White nuns")
▸ adjective: (of coffee) having cream or milk added
▸ adjective: benevolent; without malicious intent ("White magic")
▸ adjective: of a surface; not written or printed on ("Wide white margins")
▸ adjective: ash-colored or anemic looking from illness or emotion ("Lips white with terror")
▸ name: A surname (common: 1 in 358 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #14)
▸ Also see whitish
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to white
▸ Usage examples for white
▸ Idioms related to white (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing white
▸ Popular nouns described by white
▸ Words that often appear near white
▸ Rhymes of white
▸ Invented words related to white