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. |