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noun(white)United States writer noted for his humorous essays (1899-1985)
Synonyms: e. b. white, elwyn brooks white,
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noun(white)United States architect (1853-1906)
Synonyms: stanford white,
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noun(white)a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows southeastward through northern Arkansas and southern Missouri
Synonyms: white river,
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noun(white)(usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth
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adjective(white)anemic looking from illness or emotion
Examples:
Lips white with terror.
A face white with rage.
A face white with rage.
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adjective(white)restricted to whites only
Synonyms: lily-white,
Examples:
Under segregation there were even white restrooms and white drinking fountains.
A lily-white movement which would expel Negroes from the organization.
A lily-white movement which would expel Negroes from the organization.
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adjective(white)marked by the presence of snow
Synonyms: snowy,
Examples:
A white Christmas.
The white hills of a northern winter.
The white hills of a northern winter.
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noun(white)the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water
Examples:
She separated the whites from the yolks of several eggs.
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noun(white)United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell) founded Cornell University and served as its first president (1832-1918)
Synonyms: andrew d. white, andrew dickson white,
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adjective(white)(of a surface) not written or printed on
Examples:
Wide white margins.
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noun(white)Australian writer (1912-1990)
Synonyms: patrick victor martindale white, patrick white,
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adjective(white)glowing white with heat
Synonyms: white-hot,
Examples:
White flames.
A white-hot center of the fire.
A white-hot center of the fire.
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noun(white)the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
Synonyms: whiteness,
Antonyms: black,
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noun(white)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)
Synonyms: edward d. white, edward douglas white jr., edward white,
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noun(white)United States political journalist (1915-1986)
Synonyms: t. h. white, theodore harold white,
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adjective(white)(of hair) having lost its color
Synonyms: whitened,
Examples:
The white hairs of old age.
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adjective(white)being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light
Antonyms: black,
Examples:
As white as fresh snow.
A bride's white dress.
A bride's white dress.
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adjective(white)benevolent; without malicious intent
Examples:
That's white of you.
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adjective(white)free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied
Examples:
In shining white armor.
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adjective(white)(of coffee) having cream or milk added
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adjective(white)of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration
Antonyms: black,
Examples:
Voting patterns within the white population.
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adjective(white)of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets
Examples:
White nights.