white
/ˈwaɪt/
adjective22
noun20
verb1
forms
whited · whiting · whites · Whites · more white · whiter · most white · whitest
Phrases with white
- white trashA poorly educated white person or, collectively, white people of low social status and often regarded as lazy, irresponsible, unintelligent, etc.
- white outTo hide an error or other material on a surface by covering it with correcting fluid.
- in black and whiteUsing shades of gray rather than color.
- the other white meatPork.
- wash a blackamoor whiteTo labour in vain, especially so as to present something as better than it really is; to whitewash.
- white breadBread made from white flour.
- white coat hypertensionElevated blood pressure measured by a medical practitioner and deemed to result from the patient's emotional response to the medical environment.
- white hatA good person; a hero.
- white-knuckleTo grip tightly in fear, apprehension, suspense, or nervousness.
- white lieA deliberately untrue statement which is intended to produce a favorable result; especially, one which is judged to be better than an overhonest alternative, as for example to remain polite in a superficial social exchange, or to pick one's battles.
- white magicMagic derived from good or benign forces, as distinct from evil or malevolent forces; or magic performed with the intention of doing good or giving aid.
- white marriageAn unconsummated marriage.
- white on ricea descriptive analogy of closeness. See like white on rice.
- white rabbitA phrase said, before saying anything else, on the first day of the month in order to bring good luck.
- white riderConquest or Pestilence, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
- white satinGin.
- white sheepa conformist; an ordinary or conventional person
- white tieThe most formal kind of eveningwear for men, consisting of an evening tailcoat, trousers with strips of braid down the side seams, white stiff-fronted shirt, white bow tie and waistcoat with or without sash.
- white trasheryThe state or characteristic of being, resembling, or behaving in the manner of white trash.
- white upTo become or make (something) white.