| 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. |
| 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. |