white

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”

of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration

• “voting patterns within the white population”

free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied

• “in shining white armor”

marked by the presence of snow

• “a white Christmas”
• “the white hills of a northern winter”

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”

glowing white with heat

• “white flames”
• “a white-hot center of the fire”

benevolent; without malicious intent

• “white magic”
• “a white lie”
• “that”

of a surface; not written or printed on

• “blank pages”
• “fill in the blank spaces”
• “a clean page”
• “wide white margins”

(of coffee) having cream or milk added

dressed (or especially habited) in white

• “white nuns”

(of hair) having lost its color

• “the white hairs of old age”

ash-colored or anemic looking from illness or emotion

• “a face turned ashen”
• “the invalid”
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of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets

• “white nights”

a member of the Caucasoid race

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

Australian writer (1912-1990)

United States political journalist (1915-1986)

United States architect (1853-1906)

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

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

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

(board games) the lighter pieces

(usually in the plural) trousers

turn white

• “This detergent will whiten your laundry”