ALL meanings of whites
white
W w - noun whites Plural form of white. 1
- adjective whites of the color of pure snow, of the margins of this page, etc.; reflecting nearly all the rays of sunlight or a similar light. 1
- adjective whites light or comparatively light in color. 1
- adjective whites (of human beings) belonging to a group marked by slight pigmentation of the skin, often of European descent. 1
- adjective whites for, limited to, or predominantly made up of white people: a white neighborhood. 1
- adjective whites pallid or pale, as from fear or other strong emotion: white with rage. 1
- adjective whites silvery, gray, or hoary: white hair. 1
- adjective whites snowy: a white Christmas. 1
- adjective whites lacking color; transparent. 1
- adjective whites (politically) ultraconservative. 1
- adjective whites blank, as an unoccupied space in printed matter: Fill in the white space below. 1
- adjective whites Armor. composed entirely of polished steel plates without fabric or other covering; alwite. 1
- adjective whites wearing white clothing: a white monk. 1
- adjective whites Older Use: Offensive. decent, honorable, or dependable: That's mighty white of you. 1
- adjective whites auspicious or fortunate. 1
- adjective whites morally pure; innocent. 1
- adjective whites without malice; harmless: white magic. 1
- adjective whites (of wines) light-colored or yellowish, as opposed to red. 1
- adjective whites British. (of coffee) containing milk. 1
- noun whites a color without hue at one extreme end of the scale of grays, opposite to black. A white surface reflects light of all hues completely and diffusely. Most so-called whites are very light grays: fresh snow, for example, reflects about 80 percent of the incident light, but to be strictly white, snow would have to reflect 100 percent of the incident light. It is the ultimate limit of a series of shades of any color. Compare black (def 20). 1
- noun whites a hue completely desaturated by admixture with white, the highest value possible. 1
- noun whites quality or state of being white. 1
- noun whites lightness of skin pigment. 1
- noun whites a person with light-colored skin, often of European descent. 1
- noun whites a white material or substance. 1
- noun whites the white part of something. 1
- noun whites Biology. a pellucid viscous fluid that surrounds the yolk of an egg; albumen. 1
- noun whites the white part of the eyeball: He has a speck in the white of his eye. 1
- noun whites whites. white or nearly white clothing, as in tennis whites. top-grade white flour. 1
- noun whites white wine: Graves is a good white. 1
- noun whites a type or breed that is white in color. 1
- noun whites Usually, whites. a blank space in printing. 1
- noun whites (initial capital letter) a hog of any of several breeds having a white coat, as a Chester White. 1
- noun whites Entomology. any of several white-winged butterflies of the family Pieridae, as the common cabbage butterflies. 1
- noun whites white fabric. 1
- noun whites Archery. the outermost ring of the butt. an arrow that hits this portion of the butt. the central part of the butt or target, formerly painted white but now painted gold or yellow. Archaic. a target painted white. 1
- noun whites Chess, Checkers. the men or pieces that are light-colored. 1
- noun whites (often initial capital letter) a member of a royalist, conservative, or reactionary political party. 1
- verb with object whites Printing. to make white by leaving blank spaces (often followed by out). to whiten (areas of artwork) in retouching preparatory to photoengraving (often followed by out). 1
- verb with object whites Archaic. to make white; whiten. 1
- idioms whites bleed white, Informal. to be or cause to be deprived of all one's resources: Dishonesty is bleeding the union white. 1
- idioms whites in the white, in an unfinished state or condition, as furniture wood that has not been stained or varnished. 1
- noun plural whites household linen or cotton goods, such as sheets 0
- noun plural whites white or off-white clothing, such as that worn for playing cricket 0
- noun whites plural of white. 0
- noun whites Clothing or linens, especially laundry, that is white. 0
- noun whites The uniform of a chef. 0
- noun whites (cricket) cricket whites. 0