white

white1 [ waıt, hwaıt ] adjective ***

▸ 1 of same color as milk

▸ 2 of race with pale skin

▸ 3 pale because sick/upset

▸ 4 about food/drink

▸ 5 completely fair/honest

1. ) something that is white is the same color as milk or snow. If something is similar to this color, you can say that it is a whitish color:

a spotless white tablecloth

a black and white kitten

pure/snow white (=completely white): the pure white sandy beaches

brilliant/dazzling/gleaming white: the Spanish houses with their brilliant white walls

white with something: The hills were white with snow.

─ compare BLACK

2. ) a white person belongs to a race of people with pale skin:

The attacker was described as white, with short hair.

She has a number of white friends.

a ) relating to white people or consisting of white people:

a white neighborhood

predominantly/mostly white: They live in a predominantly white suburb of Los Angeles.

─ compare BLACK

3. ) very pale in the face because you are frightened, angry, or sick:

white with anger/shock/fear: Luke's face was white with anger.

go/turn white: She suddenly turned deathly white and fainted.

a ) (as) white as a sheet extremely pale

4. ) white wine is a yellowish color. Wine that is a dark purplish color is called red wine.

a ) white tea or coffee has milk in it

b ) white flour is made from grain that has had the outer part removed. White bread is bread made with white flour.

5. ) INFORMAL completely fair or honest:

whiter than white: He is an old-fashioned, uncomplicated, whiter-than-white hero.

lily white: The sport's lily-white reputation has been stained by the affair.

╾ white|ness noun uncount

=> WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER

white

white 2 [ waıt, hwaıt ] noun **

▸ 1 color of milk/snow

▸ 2 someone of pale race

▸ 3 clear part of egg

▸ 4 white wine

▸ 5 in board games

▸ 6 white clothes for sports

▸ + PHRASES

1. ) count or uncount the color of milk or snow:

The sign was written in white on a black background.

We painted the walls a creamy white.

wear white/be dressed in white (=wear white clothes): The bride wore white.

2. ) count someone who belongs to a race of people with pale skin:

friendships between blacks and whites

3. ) count or uncount the clear part inside an egg that surrounds the yolk (=the yellow part)

4. ) count or uncount INFORMAL white wine:

A glass of white, please.

5. ) uncount in some board games, the person that uses the white pieces:

White always moves first in chess.

6. ) whites plural BRITISH special white clothes that people often wear for playing sports such as tennis

the whites of someone's eyes

the white parts of your eyes. The colored part is called the iris and the black part in the middle is the pupil.