| white feather |
a symbol or sign of cowardice. |
| whitefish |
any of several edible, usu. silvery freshwater or saltwater fishes. |
| white flag |
a white cloth or flag indicating surrender or truce. |
| whitefly |
any of several small whitish insects that are often harmful to plants. |
| White Friar |
a Carmelite friar, who usu. wears a white cloak. |
| white gold |
any of several whitish-colored gold alloys containing nickel, platinum, or the like. |
| white-haired |
having white or very light-colored hair. |
| Whitehall |
the British government or its policies, esp. the civil-service branch. [2 definitions] |
| white heat |
a heat so intense that a substance glows white. [2 definitions] |
| white-hot |
heated so hot as to glow white. [2 definitions] |
| White House |
the official residence of the President of the United States in Washington, D.C. (prec. by "the"). [2 definitions] |
| white lead |
a white poisonous compound of basic lead carbonate, lead silicate, or lead sulfate, used as an exterior paint pigment. |
| white lie |
a small or harmless lie, often told to spare someone's feelings; well-intentioned fib. |
| white light |
light, such as sunlight, that is a mixture of wavelengths ranging from red to violet, each at about the same intensity. |
| white-livered |
having little or no courage; cowardly; lily-livered. |
| white matter |
the nerve tissue, esp. of the brain and spinal cord, which is fibrous and nearly white. (Cf. gray matter.) |
| white meat |
a light-colored meat, such as that of some poultry. |
| whiten |
to make or become white. |
| white noise |
a sound that is a mixture of all the audible frequencies, each at about the same intensity. |
| white oak |
a large oak of eastern North America that has a light gray to white bark, and yields a hard, light-colored wood. |
| whiteout |
a weather condition, usu. occurring in polar areas, in which the snow-covered ground blends into a white sky, blotting out the horizon and destroying the sense of depth, direction, and distance. |