White | |
1. adj. alternative case form of white (of or relating to Europeans or Caucasians) | |
2. adj. Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light. | |
Write in black ink on white paper. | |
3. adj. (sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to Caucasians, people of European descent with light-coloured skin. | |
4. adj. (chiefly historical) Designated for use by Caucasians. | |
white drinking fountain; white hospital | |
5. adj. Relatively light or pale in colour. | |
white wine; white grapes | |
6. adj. Pale or pallid, as from fear, illness, etc. | |
7. adj. (of a person, or skin) Lacking coloration (tan) from ultraviolet light; not tanned. | |
8. adj. (of coffee or tea) Containing cream, milk, or creamer. | |
9. adj. (board games, chess) The standard denomination of the playing pieces of a board game deemed to belong to the white set, no matter what the actual colour. | |
The white pieces in this set are in fact made of light green glass. | |
10. adj. Pertaining to an ecclesiastical order whose adherents dress in white habits; Cistercian. | |
11. adj. Honourable, fair; decent. | |
12. adj. Grey, as from old age; having silvery hair; hoary. | |
13. adj. (archaic) Characterized by freedom from that which disturbs, and the like; fortunate; happy; favourable. | |
14. adj. (obsolete) Regarded with especial favour; favourite; darling. | |
15. adj. (politics) Pertaining to constitutional or anti-revolutionary political parties or movements. | |
16. adj. (of tea) Made from immature leaves and shoots. | |
17. adj. (typography) Not containing characters; see white space. | |
18. adj. (typography) Said of a symbol or character outline, not solid, not filled with color. Compare black. | |
Compare two Unicode symbols: , ☞ = "WHITE RIGHT POINTING INDEX"; , ☛ = BLACK RIGHT POINTING INDEX | |
19. adj. Characterised by the presence of snow. | |
a white Christmas or white Easter | |
20. subst. The color/colour of snow or milk; the colour of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths. | |
21. subst. A person of European descent with light-coloured skin. | |
22. subst. The albumen of bird eggs (egg white). | |
23. subst. (anatomy) The sclera, white of the eye. | |
24. subst. Any butterfly of the Pieris genus. | |
25. subst. (sports) The cue ball in cue games. | |
26. subst. White wine. | |
27. subst. (slang) Cocaine | |
28. subst. (archery) The central part of the butt, which was formerly painted white; the centre of a mark at which a missile is shot. | |
29. subst. The snow- or ice-covered "green" in snow golf. | |
30. subst. A white pigment. | |
Venice white | |
31. subst. Anything that is of the color white. | |
32. subst. The enclosed part of a letter of the alphabet, especially when handwritten. | |
33. v. To make white; to whiten; to bleach. | |