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WHITES

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Definitions

There are 25 meanings of the word Whites.

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Whites - as an adjective

Being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light

Example: "As white as fresh snow"

Antonyms (Opposite Meaning)
black

Of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration

Example: "Voting patterns within the white population"

Antonyms (Opposite Meaning)
black

Whites - as a noun

The quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
whiteness
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
achromatic colorachromatic colour
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)
Antonyms (Opposite Meaning)
black

A person of european descent with a light-skinned or pale complexion

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
caucasianwhite person
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
individualmortalpersonsomebodysomeonesoul
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

The white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water

Example: "She separated the whites from the yolks of several eggs"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
albumenegg whiteovalbumin

United states jurist appointed chief justice of the united states supreme court in 1910 by president taft; noted for his work on antitrust legislation (1845-1921)

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
edward d. whiteedward douglas white jr.edward douglass whiteedward white

(board games) the lighter pieces

Antonyms (Opposite Meaning)
black

Australian writer (1912-1990)

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
patrick victor martindale whitepatrick white

(usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
flannelgabardinetweed

United states political journalist (1915-1986)

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
t. h. whitetheodore harold white

United states architect (1853-1906)

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stanford white

United states writer noted for his humorous essays (1899-1985)

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e. b. whiteelwyn brooks white

United states educator who in 1865 (with ezra cornell) founded cornell university and served as its first president (1832-1918)

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
andrew d. whiteandrew dickson white

A tributary of the mississippi river that flows southeastward through northern arkansas and southern missouri

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
white river

Whites - as an adjective satellite

Free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied

Example: "In shining white armor"

Marked by the presence of snow

Example: "A white christmas"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
snowy

Restricted to whites only

Example: "Under segregation there were even white restrooms and white drinking fountains"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
lily-white

Glowing white with heat

Example: "White flames"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
white-hot

Benevolent; without malicious intent

Example: "That's white of you"

(of a surface) not written or printed on

Example: "Blank pages"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
blankclean

(of coffee) having cream or milk added

(of hair) having lost its color

Example: "The white hairs of old age"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
whitened

Anemic looking from illness or emotion

Example: "A face turned ashen"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
ashenblanchedbloodlesslivid

Of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets

Example: "White nights"

Whites - as a verb

Turn white

Example: "This detergent will whiten your laundry"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
whiten
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
colorcolourdiscolordiscolour
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Example Sentences

"She spilled red wine on her whites and now they're stained."
"The whites of his eyes turned red from lack of sleep."
"She separated the darks from the whites before doing laundry."
"He prefers to wear bright whites for formal occasions."
"The chef beat the egg whites until they formed stiff peaks."
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Word Game Points

Is WHITES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, whites is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
US/CA Valid UK/EU Valid

WHITES has a SCRABBLE points total of 12.

Is WHITES a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, whites is valid for Words With Friends
Valid Word
WHITES has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 11.

Is WHITES a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, whites is valid for WordFeud
Valid Word
WHITES has a WORDFEUD points total of 12.

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