white
white1 S1 W1 /waɪt/ 
adjective
a white dress
pure/snow white (=completely white)
snow white hair
2. PEOPLE
a. belonging to the race of people with pale skin ⇨ black:
young white males
b. relating to white people:
a white neighborhood
3. PALE looking pale, because of illness, strong emotion etc:
Are you OK? You’re white as a sheet (=extremely pale).
white with anger/fear etc
Her voice shook, and her face was white with anger.
4. COFFEE [usually before noun] British English white coffee has milk or cream in it
5. WINE white wine is a pale yellow colour ⇨ red
6. a white Christmas a Christmas when there is snow
7. whiter than white completely morally good:
He said that he had never claimed to be whiter than white.
—whiteness noun [uncountable]
white2 S3 W2 noun1. COLOUR [uncountable] the colour of milk, salt, and snow
2. PEOPLE [countable] (also White) someone who belongs to the race of people with pale skin ⇨ black:
The mayor is very popular among whites.
3. WINE [uncountable and countable] wine that is pale yellow in colour:
a nice bottle of white
California has some of the finest whites in the world.
4. EYE [countable + of] the white part of your eye
5.
EGG .nbsp;[uncountable and countable] the part of an egg that surrounds the yolk (=yellow part) and becomes white when cooked
6. whites [plural]
a. white clothes, sheets etc, which are separated from dark colours when they are washed
b. white clothes that are worn for some sports, such as tennis
white3 verb
white something ↔ out phrasal verb
to cover something written on paper, especially a mistake, with a special white liquid so that it cannot be seen any more
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adjective Language: Old English
Origin: hwit
1. COLOUR having the colour of milk, salt, or snow:Origin: hwit
pure/snow white (=completely white)
2. PEOPLE
a. belonging to the race of people with pale skin ⇨ black:
b. relating to white people:
3. PALE looking pale, because of illness, strong emotion etc:
white with anger/fear etc
4. COFFEE [usually before noun] British English white coffee has milk or cream in it
5. WINE white wine is a pale yellow colour ⇨ red
6. a white Christmas a Christmas when there is snow
7. whiter than white completely morally good:
—whiteness noun [uncountable]
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noun1. COLOUR [uncountable] the colour of milk, salt, and snow2. PEOPLE [countable] (also White) someone who belongs to the race of people with pale skin ⇨ black:
3. WINE [uncountable and countable] wine that is pale yellow in colour:
4. EYE [countable + of] the white part of your eye
5.
EGG .nbsp;[uncountable and countable] the part of an egg that surrounds the yolk (=yellow part) and becomes white when cooked
6. whites [plural]
a. white clothes, sheets etc, which are separated from dark colours when they are washed
b. white clothes that are worn for some sports, such as tennis
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verbwhite something ↔ out phrasal verb
to cover something written on paper, especially a mistake, with a special white liquid so that it cannot be seen any more
White
White, Pearl
(1889–1938) a US actress who worked in SILENT FILMs. She is famous as the girl who was always left in a dangerous situation at the end of each part of several cinema serials, for example being tied to a railway line by the villain when a train is coming.
White, Reg‧gie /ˈredʒi/
(1961–2004) a former US football player known especially for playing DEFENSIVE END for the Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles teams. He was famous for achieving the most sacks in the history of the NFL. He was also known for his fundamentalist Christian beliefs.
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(1889–1938) a US actress who worked in SILENT FILMs. She is famous as the girl who was always left in a dangerous situation at the end of each part of several cinema serials, for example being tied to a railway line by the villain when a train is coming.
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(1961–2004) a former US football player known especially for playing DEFENSIVE END for the Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles teams. He was famous for achieving the most sacks in the history of the NFL. He was also known for his fundamentalist Christian beliefs.