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2 : a usu. wire kitchen implement for beating food by hand

3 : WHISK BROOM

2whisk verb 1 : to move nimbly and quickly

2 : to move or convey briskly <~ed the children off to bed>

3 : to beat or whip lightly <~ eggs>

4 : to brush or wipe off lightly <~ a coat>

Synonyms

[1] bowl, breeze, coast, drift, flow, glide, roll, sail, skim, slide, slip, stream, sweep—more at FLOW

[2] accelerate, hasten, hurry, quicken, rush, speed, step up—more at HURRY

whisk broom noun : a small broom with a short handle used esp. as a clothes brush

whis·ker noun 1 : one hair of the beard

2 plural : the part of the beard that grows on the sides of the face or on the chin

3 : one of the long bristles or hairs growing near the mouth of an animal (as a cat or mouse)

— whis·kered adjective

whis·key or whis·ky noun, plural whiskeys or whiskies [ORIGIN: Ir uisce beathadh & ScGael uisge beatha, lit., water of life]

: a liquor distilled from fermented wort (as that obtained from rye, corn, or barley mash)

1whisper verb 1 a : to speak very low or under the breath

b : to tell or utter by or as if by whispering <~ a secret>

2 : to make a low rustling sound <~ing leaves>

— whis·per·er noun

Synonyms

circulate, noise, rumor—more at RUMOR

2whisper noun 1 : something communicated by or as if by whispering : HINT, RUMOR

2 : an act or instance of whispering

whist noun : a card game played by four players in two partnerships with a deck of 52 cards

1whistle noun 1 : a device by which a shrill sound is produced

2 : a shrill clear sound made by forcing breath out or air in through the puckered lips

3 : the sound or signal produced by a whistle or as if by whistling

4 : the shrill clear note of an animal (as a bird)

2whistle verb whis·tled; whis·tling 1 : to utter a shrill clear sound by blowing or drawing air through the puckered lips

2 : to utter a shrill note or call resembling a whistle

3 : to make a shrill clear sound esp. by rapid movements

4 : to blow or sound a whistle

5 : to signal or call by a whistle

6 : to produce, utter, or express by whistling <~ a tune>

— whis·tler noun

whis·tle–blow·er noun : INFORMER

whis·tle–stop noun : a brief personal appearance by a political candidate orig. on the rear platform of a touring train

whit noun [ORIGIN: prob. alter. of ME wiht, wight creature, thing, fr. OE wiht]

: the smallest part or particle

Synonyms

hoot, jot, lick, modicum, rap, tittle—more at JOT

1white adjective whit·er; whit·est 1 : free from color

2 : of the color of new snow or milk; especially : of the color white

3 : light or pallid in color

4 : SILVERY; also : made of silver

5 : of, relating to, or being a member of a group or race characterized by light-colored skin

6 : free from spot or blemish : PURE, INNOCENT

7 : BLANK 2 <~ space in printed matter>

8 : not intended to cause harm <~ magic>

9 : wearing white <~ friars>

10 : marked by snow <~ Christmas>

11 : consisting of a wide range of frequencies <~ light>

— white·ness noun

— whit·ish adjective

Synonyms

[1] colorless, uncolored, unpainted—more at COLORLESS

[8] harmless, innocent, innocuous, safe—more at HARMLESS

2white noun 1 : the color of maximal lightness that characterizes objects which both reflect and transmit light : the opposite of black

2 : a white or light-colored part or thing ; also, pl : white garments

3 : the light-colored pieces in a 2-player board game; also : the person by whom these are played

4 : one that is or approaches the color white

5 : a person of a light-skinned race

white ant noun : TERMITE

white blood cell noun : any of the colorless blood cells (as lymphocytes) that do not contain hemoglobin but do have a nucleus

white–bread adjective : being, typical of, or having qualities (as blandness) associated with the white middle class

white·cap noun : a wave crest breaking into white foam

white chocolate