White | Mean of white in English Dictionary
/ˈwaɪt/
- having the color of fresh snow or milk
- He was wearing white sneakers.
- a white T-shirt/blouse
- white socks
- white lilies
- puffy white clouds
- white hair
- He had a long, white beard.
- white rice
- light or pale in color
- Her lips were white with fear.
- He turned white when he heard the news.
- of or relating to a race of people who have light-colored skin and who come originally from Europe
- The suspect was a white [=Caucasian] male.
- He came from a white middle-class background.
- His mother is Hispanic and his father is white.
- not having anything written or printed on it
- There was too much white [=empty, blank] space on the page.
- served with cream or milk
- white coffee/tea
- a Christmas when there is snow on the ground or when it is snowing
- We were hoping for a white Christmas.
- Noun
- the very light color of fresh snow or milk
- white clothing
- nurses dressed in white [=in white uniforms]
- The bride looked beautiful in white. [=in her white dress]
- white clothes used to play sports
- tennis whites [=white tennis clothes]
- a white or light-colored thing or part: such as
- the white part of the eye
- the whites of his eyes
- the clear or white substance around the yolk of an egg
- The cake recipe calls for four egg whites.
- a person belonging to a race of people who have light-colored skin
- His policies are supported by both blacks and whites.