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white–col·lar adjective : of, relating to, or constituting the class of salaried workers whose duties do not require the wearing of work clothes or protective clothing

white dwarf noun : a small very dense whitish star of low luminosity

white elephant noun 1 : an Indian elephant of a pale color that is sometimes venerated in India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Myanmar

2 : something requiring much care and expense and giving little profit or enjoyment

white feather noun [ORIGIN: fr. the superstition that a white feather in the plumage of a gamecock is a mark of a poor fighter]

: a mark or symbol of cowardice

white·fish noun : any of various freshwater food fishes related to the salmons and trouts

white flag noun : a flag of pure white used to signify truce or surrender

white gold noun : a pale alloy of gold resembling platinum in appearance

white goods noun plural : white fabrics or articles (as sheets or towels) typically made of cotton or linen

White·hall noun : the British government

white hat noun 1 : an admirable and honorable person

2 : a mark or symbol of goodness

white·head noun : a small whitish lump in the skin due to retention of secretion in an oil gland duct

white heat noun : a temperature higher than red heat at which a body becomes brightly incandescent

white–hot adjective 1 : being at or radiating white heat

2 : FERVID

White House noun 1 : the executive department of the U.S. government

2 : a residence of the president of the U.S.

white lead noun : a heavy white poisonous carbonate of lead used esp. formerly as a pigment in exterior paints

white matter noun : whitish nerve tissue esp. of the brain and spinal cord that consists largely of neuron processes enclosed in a fatty material and that typically lies under the cortical gray matter

whit·en verb : to make or become white

— whit·en·er noun

Synonyms

blanch, bleach, blench, dull, fade, pale, wash out—more at PALE

white pepper noun : a spice that consists of the berry of a pepper plant ground after removal of its black husk

white pine noun : a tall-growing pine of eastern No. America with needles in clusters of five; also : its wood

white sale noun : a sale on white goods

white shark noun : GREAT WHITE SHARK

white slave noun : a woman or girl held unwillingly for purposes of prostitution

— white slavery noun

white·tail noun : WHITE-TAILED DEER

white–tailed deer noun : a No. American deer with a rather long tail white on the underside and the males of which have forward-arching antlers

white–tie adjective : characterized by or requiring formal evening clothes consisting of usu. white tie and tailcoat for men and a formal gown for women

white·wall noun : an automobile tire having a white band on the sidewall

1whitewash verb 1 : to whiten with whitewash

2 : to clear of a charge of wrongdoing by offering excuses, hiding facts, or conducting a perfunctory investigation

3 : SHUT OUT 2

Synonyms

excuse, gloss, palliate—more at PALLIATE

2whitewash noun 1 : a liquid mixture (as of lime and water) for whitening a surface

2 : a clearing of wrongdoing by whitewashing

white water noun : frothy water (as in breakers, rapids, or falls)

white·wood noun : any of various trees and esp. a tulip tree having light-colored wood; also : such wood

1whither adverb 1 : to what place

2 : to what situation, position, degree, or end <~ will this drive him>

2whither conjunction 1 : to the place at, in, or to which; also : to which place

2 : to whatever place

whith·er·so·ev·er conjunction : to whatever place

1whiting noun, plural whiting also whit·ings : any of several usu. light or silvery food fishes (as a hake) found mostly near seacoasts

2whiting noun : calcium carbonate in powdered form used esp. as a pigment and in putty

whit·low noun : a deep inflammation of a finger or toe with pus formation

Whit·sun·day noun [ORIGIN: