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- pronunciation:
- waIt
[or]
hwaIt
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, adjective), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the color of snow or salt; the lightest achromatic color.
- antonyms:
- black
- similar words:
- neutral
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| definition 2: |
something that is white in color.
- antonyms:
- black
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| definition 3: |
the white part of something.
egg whitesthe whites of the eyes |
| definition 4: |
(sometimes cap.) one of various groups of people who have light skin.
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
whiter, whitest |
| definition 1: |
of or pertaining to the color white.
- antonyms:
- black
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| definition 2: |
nearly the color white; pale.
Her face was white after her illness.- similar words:
- light
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| definition 3: |
having a light or pale skin coloring.
President Obama's mother was a white woman of Irish background.- similar words:
- light
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| definition 4: |
being populated primarily by people with light skin color.
a white neighborhood |
| definition 5: |
with no printing; blank.
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| definition 6: |
having almost no color.
white wine |
| definition 7: |
pure; unsullied.
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| related words: |
ghastly, livid, neutral, pale |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
whites, whiting, whited |
| definition: |
to make white.
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| derivations: |
whitely (adv.), whiteness (n.) |
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