17. (n.)white a color without hue at one extreme end of the scale of grays, opposite to black, that reflects light of all hues completely and diffusely.
18. white a hue completely desaturated by admixture with white.
3. (noun)White, Edward White, Edward D. White, Edward Douglas White Jr. United States jurist appointed chiefjustice of the United States Supreme Court in 1910 by President Taft; noted for his work on antitrust legislation (1845-1921)
4. (noun)White, Patrick White, Patrick Victor Martindale White Australianwriter (1912-1990)
5. (noun)White, T. H. White, Theodore Harold White United States political journalist (1915-1986)
6. (noun)White, Stanford White United States architect (1853-1906)
7. (noun)White, E. B. White, Elwyn Brooks White United States writer noted for his humorous essays (1899-1985)
8. (noun)White, Andrew D. White, Andrew Dickson White United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell) founded CornellUniversity and served as its firstpresident (1832-1918)
10. (noun)egg white, white, albumen, ovalbumin the whitepart 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"
12. (adj)flannel, gabardine, tweed, white (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or whitecloth
13. (adj)white being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incidentlight "as white as fresh snow"; "a bride's white dress"
15. (adj)white free from moralblemish or impurity; unsullied "in shining white armor"
16. (adj)white, snowy marked by the presence of snow "a white Christmas"; "the white hills of a northern winter"
17. (adj)white, lily-white 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"
18. (adj)white, white-hot glowingwhite with heat "white flames"; "a white-hot center of the fire"
19. (adj)white benevolent; without malicious intent "that's white of you"
20. (adj)blank, clean, white (of a surface) not written or printed on "blank pages"; "fill in the blank spaces"; "a clean page"; "wide white margins"
21. (adj)white (of coffee) having cream or milk added
22. (adj)white, whitened (of hair) having lost its color "the white hairs of old age"
23. (adj)ashen, blanched, bloodless, livid, white anemic looking from illness or emotion "a face turned ashen"; "the invalid's blanched cheeks"; "tried to speak with bloodless lips"; "a face livid with shock"; "lips...livid with the hue of death"- Mary W. Shelley; "lips white with terror"; "a face white with rage"
24. (verb)white of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets "white nights"
25. (verb)whiten, white turnwhite "This detergent will whiten your laundry"
8. white the transparent liquidinside an egg Next, beat the egg whites.
Definition of 'white'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)white the color of pure snow; one of the natural colors of bodies, yet not strictly a color, but a composition of all colors; the opposite of black; whiteness. See the Note under Color, n., 1
2. (noun)white something having the color of snow; something white, or nearly so; as, the white of the eye
3. (noun)white specifically, the centralpart of the butt in archery, which was formerly painted white; the center of a mark at which a missile is shot
4. (noun)white a person with a white skin; a member of the white, or Caucasian, races of men
6. (noun)white any one of numerous species of butterflies belonging to Pieris, and allied genera in which the color is usually white. See Cabbage butterfly, under Cabbage
7. white reflecting to the eye all the rays of the spectrum combined; not tinted with any of the proper colors or their mixtures; having the color of pure snow; snowy; -- the opposite of black or dark; as, white paper; a white skin
8. white destitute of color, as in the cheeks, or of the tinge of blood color; pale; pallid; as, white with fear
9. white having the color of purity; free from spot or blemish, or from guilt or pollution; innocent; pure
10. white gray, as from age; having silvery hair; hoary
11. white characterized by freedom from that which disturbs, and the like; fortunate; happy; favorable
12. white regarded with especial favor; favorite; darling
13. (verb)white to make white; to whiten; to whitewash; to bleach