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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.
who'd contracted form of "who would," or contracted form of "who had."
whodunit (informal) a fictional crime story, in which the object is usu. to discover who has done or committed the crime.
whoever every or any person or persons who; anyone that. [3 definitions]