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a member of the Caucasoid race being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light; "as white as fresh snow"; "a bride's white dress" the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black) of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration; "voting patterns within the white population" free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied; "in shining white armor" 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) Australian writer (1912-1990) marked by the presence of snow; "a white Christmas"; "the white hills of a northern winter" United States political journalist (1915-1986) restricted to whites only; "under segregation there were even white restrooms and white drinking fountains"; "a lily-white movement which would expel Negroes from the organization" glowing white with heat; "white flames"; "a white-hot center of the fire" United States architect (1853-1906) United States writer noted for his humorous essays (1899-1985) benevolent; without malicious intent; "that's white of you" United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell) founded Cornell University and served as its first president (1832-1918) blank: (of a surface) not written or printed on; "blank pages"; "fill in the blank spaces"; "a clean page"; "wide white margins" a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows southeastward through northern Arkansas and southern Missouri (of coffee) having cream or milk added (of hair) having lost its color; "the white hairs of old age" egg white: the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water; "she separated the whites from the yolks of several eggs" (board games) the lighter pieces ashen: anemic looking from illness or emotion; "a face turned ashen"; "the invalid's blanched cheeks"; "tried to speak with bloodless lips"; "a face livid with shock"; "lips...livid with the hue of death"- Mary W. Shelley; "lips white with terror"; "a face white with rage" flannel: (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth whiten: turn white; "This detergent will whiten your laundry" of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets; "white nights"
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| white cell |
leukocyte: blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system
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| white corpuscle |
leukocyte: blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system
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| white leg |
milk leg: painful thrombosis of the femoral vein in the leg following childbirth
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| white line |
a white stripe in the middle of a road to mark traffic lanes
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