white
white
(hwaɪt )Word forms: comparative whiter , superlative whitest , plural whites
1. colour
Something that is white is the colour of snow or milk.
He had nice square white teeth.
Issa's white beach hat gleamed in the harsh lights.
He was dressed in white from head to toe.
whiteness uncountable noun
Her scarlet lipstick emphasized the whiteness of her teeth. [+ of]
3. adjective
A white person has a pale skin and belongs to a race which is of European origin.
Working with white people hasn't been a problem for me or for them.
He was white, with brown shoulder-length hair and a moustache.
Whites are white people.
It's a school that's brought blacks and whites and Hispanics together.
4. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE]
5. adjective
White wine is pale yellow in colour.
Gregory poured another glass of white wine and went back to his bedroom.
You can refer to white wine as white.
I bought a bottle of Californian white.
6. adjective
White coffee has had milk or cream added to it.
[British]Wayne has a large white coffee in front of him.
7. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
White blood cells are the cells in your blood which your body uses to fight infection.
8. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
People who believe in white magic believe it is possible to use magic to do good things.
...practitioners of white magic.
They claim to be white witches.
9. variable noun
The white of an egg is the transparent liquid that surrounds the yellow part called the yolk.
10. countable noun
The white of someone's eye is the white part that surrounds the coloured part called the iris.
