white /(h)wīt/ adjective adjective: white;comparative adjective: whiter;superlative adjective: whitest;adjective: White 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" synonyms: colorless, unpigmented, bleached; More snowy, milky, chalky, ivory "a clean white bandage" • snowy, gray, silver, silvery, hoary, grizzled "white hair" • approaching the color white; very pale. "her face was white with fear" synonyms: pale, pallid, wan, ashen, bloodless, waxen, chalky, pasty, washed out, drained, drawn, ghostly, deathly More "her face was white with fear" • (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. • Brit. (of coffee or tea) served with milk or cream. • (of glass) transparent; colorless. • (of bread) made from a light-colored, sifted, or bleached flour. 2. belonging to or denoting a human group having light-colored skin (chiefly used of peoples of European extraction). "a white farming community" synonyms: European More "the early white settlers" • of or relating to white people. "white Australian culture" 3. historical counterrevolutionary or reactionary. noun noun: white;noun: White 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, esp. as worn for playing tennis, or as naval uniform, or in the context of washing. plural noun: whites "wash whites separately" • white wine. plural noun: whites • 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. • the outer part (white when cooked) that surrounds the yolk of an egg; the albumen. • white bread. "tuna on white" 2. the visible pale part of the eyeball around the iris. 3. a member of a light-skinned people, esp. one of European extraction. 4. a white or cream butterfly that has dark veins or spots on the wings. It can be a serious crop pest. verb archaic verb: white;3rd person present: whites;past tense: whited;past participle: whited;gerund or present participle: whiting 1. paint or turn (something) white. "your passion hath whited your face"
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