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. |
white paper |
an official report published by a government agency. [2 definitions] |
white pepper |
a condiment with a sharp flavor prepared by grinding the inner fruit of the East Indian pepper. |
white pine |
a pine of eastern North America that has needles in bundles of five and soft, light wood. [2 definitions] |
white poplar |
a poplar of Europe and Asia, now widely cultivated in the United States, that bears leaves with white or gray down on the undersides. |
white sale |
a sale of sheets, pillowcases, and other household linens. |
white sauce |
a sauce for vegetables, meat, fish, and the like, made of butter, flour, milk, stock, and seasonings. |
white shark |
a very large shark of warm and tropical seas, known to attack humans; great white shark. |
white supremacy |
the belief or doctrine that the white race is naturally superior to other races, esp. blacks, and therefore has the right to dominate and exploit them socially, economically, and politically. |
white-tailed deer |
a common North American deer, having a tail with a white underside. |
white tie |
a man's white bow tie, worn with formal evening dress. [2 definitions] |
white trash |
(offensive slang) one or more members of the class of poor whites, esp. in the South. |