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   White

   /(h)wīt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. of the color of milk or fresh snow, due to the reflection of most wavelengths of visible light; the opposite of black: "a sheet of white paper" Similar colorlessunpigmentedundyedbleachednaturalsnowymilkychalkysnow whitesnowy whitemilk whitemilky whitechalk whitechalky whiteivorypalecleartransparentsnowysnowy whitegraysilversilveryhoarygrizzledalbinoOpposite black
   • ▪ approaching the color white; very pale: "her face was white with fear" Similar palepallidwanashenwhite as a ghost/sheetgrayanemicjaundicedcolorlessbloodlesswaxenchalkychalk whitemilkypastypasty-facedwhey-facedpeakysicklytired-lookingwashed outsallowdraineddrawnsappedghostlydeathlydeathlikebleachedrare:etiolatedOpposite healthyruddytanned
   • ▪ (of a plant) having white flowers or pale-colored fruit.
   • ▪ (of a tree) having light-colored bark.
   • ▪ (of wine) made from white grapes, or dark grapes with the skins removed, and having a yellowish color.
   • ▪ (of coffee or tea) served with milk or cream. British
   • ▪ (of bread) made from a light-colored, sifted, or bleached flour.
   • ▪ (of glass) transparent; colorless.
   • 2. belonging to or denoting a human group having light-colored skin (chiefly used of peoples of European extraction): "white suburban kids" Similar CaucasianEuropeannonblack
   • ▪ relating to white people: "white Australian culture"
   • 3. counterrevolutionary or reactionary. historical

   noun

   • 1. white color 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 tennis, or as naval uniform, or in the context of washing: "wash whites separately"
   • ▪ white wine: "a bottle of house white"
   • ▪ the player of the white pieces in chess or checkers.
   • ▪ the white pieces in chess.
   • ▪ a white thing, in particular the white ball (the cue ball) in billiards.
   • ▪ white bread: "tuna on white"
   • 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-colored skin, especially one of European extraction.
   • 5. a white or cream butterfly that has dark veins or spots on the wings. It 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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