| 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. |
| whitewall |
a tire, as for an automobile, with a white band on the side facing outward. |
| whitewash |
a coating usu. made of lime and water, applied to walls, fences, or foundations as a whitener. [6 definitions] |
| white water |
foaming white water, esp. as seen in rapids. [2 definitions] |
| white-water |
of or relating to recreational canoeing, rafting, or the like, on rivers with rapids. |
| white whale |
see "beluga." |
| whitey |
(derogatory slang) a white person, or whites collectively. |
| whither |
to what place? where?. [3 definitions] |
| whiting1 |
any of several food fishes found off the coast of Europe that are related to cod. [2 definitions] |
| whiting2 |
pure white chalk, ground and washed, used to make whitewash, ink, putty, and the like. |
| whitish |
tending towards white, whiteness, or paleness; rather white. |
| whitlow |
an inflammation of the deep tissues of a finger or toe, usu. producing an abscess under or near the nail. |
| Whitsun |
Whitsunday; Whitsuntide. |
| Whitsunday |
the seventh Sunday after Easter, celebrated in some Christian churches in commemoration of Pentecost. |
| Whitsuntide |
the week beginning with Whitsunday or Pentecost, esp. the first three days of this week. |
| whittle |
to cut or pare small bits or thin layers from (a piece of wood), or to trim or shape (it) by so doing. [3 definitions] |
| whiz |
to make a buzzing or hissing sound by, or as if by, flying swiftly through the air. [6 definitions] |
| WHO |
abbreviation of "World Health Organization." |
| who |
what person or persons. [5 definitions] |
| whoa |
used esp. to direct horses to stop. |