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White

wʌɪt

White definitions
adjective
white whiter whitest
  1. of the colour of milk or fresh snow, due to the reflection of all visible rays of light; the opposite of black

    "a sheet of white paper"

    • very pale

      "her face was white with fear"

    • (of a plant) having white flowers or pale-coloured fruit
    • (of a tree) having light-coloured bark
    • (of wine) made from white grapes, or dark grapes with the skins removed, and having a yellowish colour
    • (of coffee or tea) served with milk or cream
    • (of food such as bread or rice) light in colour as a result of a refining process
    • (of glass) transparent; colourless
  2. belonging to or denoting a human group having light-coloured skin (chiefly used of peoples of European extraction)

    "white suburban kids"

    • relating to white people

      "white Australian culture"

    • reserved by law for those classified as white
  3. counter-revolutionary or reactionary
noun
white whites
  1. white colour or pigment

    "garnet-red flowers flecked with white"

    • white clothes or material

      "he was dressed from head to foot in white"

    • white clothes, especially as worn for playing cricket or tennis, as naval uniform, or in the context of washing

      "wash whites separately to avoid them being dulled"

    • white wine

      "a bottle of house white"

    • the player of the white pieces in chess or draughts
    • a white thing, in particular the white ball (the cue ball) in snooker or billiards
  2. the visible pale part of the eyeball around the iris
  3. the outer part (white when cooked) which surrounds the yolk of an egg; the albumen
  4. a member of a human group having light-coloured skin, especially one of European extraction
  5. a white or cream butterfly which has dark veins or spots on the wings and can be a serious crop pest
verb
white whited whites whiting
  1. paint or turn (something) white

    "your passion hath whited your face"

    make/become white make/become pale bleach blanch lighten fade wash out be washed out etiolate