white

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Synonyms: whine, while, shite, whit, wite, write, whity, whitt, whyte, whitie, waite

Antonyms: whine, while, shite, whit, wite, write, whity, whitt, whyte, whitie, waite

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Adjective

1. {{senseid|en|colourless}} {{U|bright}} and [[colourless]]; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.
2. {{senseid|en|skin color}} {{lb|en|sometimes [[capitalized]]}} Of or relating to [[European|Europeans]] or those of [[European]] descent, regardless if their skin has cool or warm undertones.
3. {{lb|en|sometimes [[capitalized]]}} Of or relating to [[Caucasian]]s {{gloss|people with white complexion and European ancestry}}.
4. {{lb|en|sometimes [[capitalized]]}} By {{w|United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau}} definition, of or relating to people hailing from [[Europe]], [[North Africa]], and the [[Middle East]].
5. {{lb|en|chiefly|historical}} Designated for use by Caucasians.
6. Relatively [[light]] or [[pale]] in [[colour]].<!--but e.g. white grapes are green-->
7. Pale or [[pallid]], as from fear, illness, etc.
8. {{lb|en|of a|person|or|skin}} Lacking coloration ([[tan]]) from ultraviolet light; not [[tanned]].
9. {{lb|en|of an|animal}} With [[leucism]].
10. {{senseid|en|coffee}} {{lb|en|of [[coffee]] or [[tea]]}} [[contain|Containing]] [[cream]], [[milk]], or [[creamer]].
11. {{lb|en|board games|chess}} The standard denomination of the playing [[piece]]s of a [[board game]] deemed to belong to the white set, no matter what the actual colour.
12. Pertaining to an ecclesiastical order whose adherents dress in white [[habit]]s; [[Cistercian]].

Noun

1. The [[color]] of [[snow]] or [[milk]]; the color of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.
2. A person of [[European]] descent with [[light-colored]] skin.
3. Any [[butterfly]] of the subfamily {{taxfmt|Pierinae|subfamily}} in the [[family]] [[w:Pieridae|Pieridae]].
4. {{lb|en|countable|and|uncountable}} {{1|white wine}}.
5. {{lb|en|countable|and|uncountable}} {{1|white coffee}}
6. {{senseid|en|Q1501889}} {{lb|en|uncountable}} {{ellipsis of|en|white bread<id:Q1501889>}}
7. {{lb|en|countable}} Any object or substance that is of the color white.
8. {{lb|en|archery}} The central part of the [[butt]], which was formerly painted white; the centre of a [[mark]] at which a [[missile]] is shot.
9. The [[enclose]]d part of a [[letter]] of the alphabet, especially when [[handwritten]].
10. A feather, from the wing of the cock ostrich, that is of the palest possible shade.<ref>{{R:DSAE|white|n|e07865}}</ref>
11. {{lb|en|board games|chess}} The person playing with the white set of pieces.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To make white; to [[whiten]]; to [[bleach]].

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