| whist |
a card game from which contract bridge was derived. |
| whistle |
to make shrill high sounds by forcing air through a constricted opening such as pursed lips or a device. [10 definitions] |
| whistleable |
combined form of whistle. |
| whistle-blower |
a person who informs authorities about someone else's wrongdoing, as in a government agency. |
| whistle in the dark |
to mask or conquer fear by making a show of bravery. |
| whistle stop |
a small insignificant town, esp. along a railroad line. [2 definitions] |
| whistle-stop |
to carry on a political campaign, theatrical tour, or the like by making short appearances or speeches, as in a number of small towns. |
| whit |
the smallest bit or particle (usu. used in negative construction). |
| white |
the color of snow or salt; the lightest achromatic color. [12 definitions] |
| white ant |
a termite. |
| whitebait |
any of several small or young fish that can be cooked and eaten whole and that are often used as bait. |
| white bass |
a silvery, striped, edible North American freshwater fish, related to the striped bass. |
| white birch |
any of several birch trees of Europe and North America that have silvery white bark. |
| white blood cell |
any of the colorless nucleated blood cells that help protect the body against infections and bacteria; leukocyte. |
| whiteboard |
a board, usually colored white, used as a displayed writing surface in classrooms, meeting rooms, and the like. Whiteboards have a smooth, glossy surface on which writing done with non-permanent markers can be easily erased. [2 definitions] |
| white bread |
a light-colored bread made from finely ground, usu. bleached, wheat flour. |
| whitecap |
(usu. pl.) a wave with a breaking crest of white foam. |
| white cedar |
an evergreen tree of the cypress family growing in swampy areas of the eastern United States, having soft, pliable, light-colored wood. [3 definitions] |
| white clover |
a clover that bears white flowers and is found in pastures and meadows. |
| white-collar |
of, pertaining to, belonging to, or done by workers whose work does not involve manual labor. (Cf. blue-collar.) [2 definitions] |
| white-collar crime |
a crime such as embezzlement or fraud that is committed by a business executive, government official, or other white-collar worker. |