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   white

   /wʌɪt/

   adjective

   • 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" Similar colourlessunpigmentedundyedbleachednaturalsnowymilkychalkysnow whitesnowy whitemilk whitemilky whitechalk whitechalky whiteivorypalecleartransparentsnowysnowy whitegreysilversilveryhoarygrizzledalbinoOpposite black
   • ▪ very pale: "her face was white with fear" Similar palepallidwanashenwhite as a ghost/sheetgreyanaemicjaundicedcolourlessbloodlesswaxenchalkychalk whitemilkypastypasty-facedwhey-facedpeakysicklytired-lookingwashed outsallowdraineddrawnsappedghostlydeathlydeathlikebleachedrare:etiolatedOpposite healthyruddytanned
   • ▪ (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. British
   • ▪ (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" Similar CaucasianEuropeannon-black
   • ▪ relating to white people: "white Australian culture"
   • ▪ reserved by law for those classified as white. historical South African
   • 3. counter-revolutionary or reactionary. historical

   noun

   • 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

   • 1. paint or turn (something) white: archaic "your passion hath whited your face"

   Word Origin late Old Englishhwīt, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wit and German weiss, also to wheat.

   Derivatives

   • 1. whitely adverb
   • 2. whitish adjective

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   White is a color without hue, a quality or state of being, or a person with light-colored skin. It can also refer to various people, substances, or things that are white in color or association.

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   Definition of 'white' white. (hwaɪt ) Word forms: whiter , whitest , whites. 1. colour A1. Something that is white is the colour of snow or milk. He had nice square white teeth. Issa's white beach hat gleamed in the harsh lights. He was dressed in white from head to toe. whiteness uncountable noun.

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