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whiter, whitest, whites

1) COLOUR Something that is white is the colour of snow or milk.

to bleed someone white → see bleed

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.

Derived words:

whiteness N-UNCOUNT

Her scarlet lipstick emphasized the whiteness of her teeth.

2) ADJ 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.

N-COUNT: usu pl

Whites are white people.

It's a school that's brought blacks and whites and Hispanics together.

3) ADJ-GRADED: usu v-link ADJ If someone goes white, the skin on their face becomes very pale, for example because of fear, shock, anger, or illness.

Richard had gone very white, but he stood his ground...

He turned white and began to stammer...

His face was white with fury.

Syn:

pale

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PHRASE: v-link PHR If someone looks white as a sheet or as white as a sheet, they look very frightened, shocked, or ill.

He appeared in the doorway, white as a sheet, eyes wide with horror.

4) ADJ White wine is pale yellow or pale green in colour.

Gregory poured another glass of white wine and went back to his bedroom.

N-MASS

You can refer to white wine as white.

I bought a bottle of Californian white.

5) ADJ White coffee has had milk or cream added to it. [BRIT]

Wayne has a Coca-Cola and a large white coffee in front of him.

6) ADJ: ADJ n White blood cells are the cells in your blood which your body uses to fight infection.

7) ADJ: ADJ n 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.

8) N-VAR The white of an egg is the transparent liquid that surrounds the yellow part called the yolk.

9) N-COUNT: usu N of n The white of someone's eye is the white part that surrounds the coloured part called the iris.

10) N-PLURAL Whites are white clothes that you wear for playing some sports, for example tennis or cricket. [BRIT]

There was a Frenchman sitting at the next table, immaculate in tennis whites.