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(noun) the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
white, whiteness
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(noun) 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"
white, albumen, egg white, ovalbumin
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(noun) (board games) the lighter pieces
white
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(noun) (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth
gabardine, white, tweed, flannel
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(verb) turn white; "This detergent will whiten your laundry"
whiten, white
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(adjective) 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"
white
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(adjective) of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration; "voting patterns within the white population"
white
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(adjective) free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied; "in shining white armor"
white
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(adjective) marked by the presence of snow; "a white Christmas"; "the white hills of a northern winter"
snowy, white
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(adjective) 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"
white, lily-white
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(adjective) glowing white with heat; "white flames"; "a white-hot center of the fire"
white-hot, white
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(adjective) benevolent; without malicious intent; "that's white of you"
white
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(adjective) (of a surface) not written or printed on; "blank pages"; "fill in the blank spaces"; "a clean page"; "wide white margins"
white, blank, clean
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(adjective) (of coffee) having cream or milk added
white
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(adjective) (of hair) having lost its color; "the white hairs of old age"
whitened, white
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(adjective) 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"
ashen, blanched, livid, bloodless, white
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(adjective) of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets; "white nights"
white
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e/White (BBC series)
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e/White (horse)
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e/White (mutation)
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