white

/hwaɪt/ nounverbadjective
5 letters1 syllable11 points in Scrabble®10 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS25
NOUN
1

A Caucasian.

2

United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell) founded Cornell University and served as its first president (1832-1918).

3

Australian writer (1912-1990).

4

The quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black).

5

United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1910 by President Taft; noted for his work on antitrust legislation (1845-1921).

6

United States political journalist (1915-1986).

7

United States writer noted for his humorous essays (1899-1985).

8

(board games) the lighter pieces.

9

United States architect (1853-1906).

10

A tributary of the Mississippi River that flows southeastward through northern Arkansas and southern Missouri.

11

(usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth.

12

The white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water.

“she separated the whites from the yolks of several eggs”

VERB
1

Turn white.

“This detergent will whiten your laundry”

ADJECTIVE
1

(of a surface) not written or printed on.

“wide white margins”

2

Glowing white with heat.

“white flames”

“a white-hot center of the fire”

3

(of hair) having lost its color.

“the white hairs of old age”

4

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”

“a bride's white dress”

5

Benevolent; without malicious intent.

“that's white of you”

6

Free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied.

“in shining white armor”

7

(of coffee) having cream or milk added.

8

Of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration.

“voting patterns within the white population”

9

Of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets.

“white nights”

10

Anemic looking from illness or emotion.

“lips white with terror”

“a face white with rage”

11

Restricted to whites only.

“under segregation there were even white restrooms and white drinking fountains”

“a lily-white movement which would expel Negroes from the organization”

12

Marked by the presence of snow.

“a white Christmas”

“the white hills of a northern winter”

WORD FORMS
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Starts & ends withW … E
Syllableswhite
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